It's in posters, artworks, and fashion. The use of types and fonts has been a classic element in the field of design. Today, there are a lot of different font faces that can be downloaded for free at websites such as 1001freefonts.com and dafont.com. Designers can now use s variety of styles ranging to grungy eroded fonts to fancy retro fontfaces. Some of my few personal favorites are the customized font faces developed and designed by the Last Soundtrack such as the Bleeding Cowboys, the Maple Origins, and Birth of a Hero.

In advertising, font styles are used to attract audiences and may present a certain mood. In publishing and editorial design, fancy fonts are not so practical to use so that the reader's eyes wont be stressed out. Serif fonts (fonts with accents) like Times New Roman and Georgia, are used for lenghty paragraphs because it is more readable than that of Sans serif fonts (fonts without accents). However, Sans serif fonts are used in headlines and posters because it can catch the readers attention.

Today, texts are also used in art. The form of a character can be used to represent an element in an artwork. This is called the art of Typography. Text could be used to convey information both literally and figuratively. Last monday in my photoshop class, we had an activity on typography. Their task is to create a poster that uses typography and vector shapes to promote a certain issue or genre. Here are some of their outputs.



by Rameer Tawasil
Issue: Peace


by Joboy Faundo
Music / Advertising

by Danica
Issue: Premarital Sex / Teenage Pregnancy

Visit my multiply account for more of my students' output.

At the end of the school year, Beacon publishes beautiful artworks, poems and creative short stories that were contributed by the students, alumnus and faculty members of AdZU. "Marejada" is the literary folio of the student publication of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, that aims to showcase the diverse talents of Ateneans in the field of literature and fine arts. Last year, the theme was seven deadly sins. The editor, MR Andrada expressed that the "Marejada 2007 explores the world of man's misdeeds, seeking not to celebrate its darkness, but rather shed light into what drives man to commit acts so strangely humane..."

This year's theme is Memories, with Agnetha de Castro as the editor in chief. We had a photo shoot at a hundred-year-old house at the Rizal street at Petit Barracks and enjoyed the view of the Zamboanga seas and the fine cuisine at the Lantaka Hotel. With our hard work and passion for art, we hope to bring this year's Marejada with reminiscence and a glimpse of the past to remind us of beautiful memories today before they will be gone forever. Below are some of the photos that we took and some sneak peeks of this year's Marejada. Enjoy!