Meaghan Ranieri | AD318 | 8 December 2010 | Professor Petrônio Bendito

Hello- http://ilovetypography.com/2008/07/06/sunday-type-stern-type/

More green- http://christinagunn.wordpress.com/

Kiwi and marmite- http://jeannecummins.wordpress.com/page/4/

Worst thing to lose- http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2008/the-economist-in-the-black/

Research

Research

Scarf- http://creativefaucet.wordpress.com/2008/06/

Chair- http://www.tamcao.com/blog/archives/tag/typography

Glass- http://visionwidget.com/showcase/graphics/293-creative-typography.html

BodoniGiabattista Bodoni developed the typeface Bodoni in the 1790s. “Bodoni was meticulous in the design and print quality of his publications, produced under the patronage of the Duke of Parma” (The Typehead Chronicles: Bodoni). Some of the identifying qualities of the typeface are: “easily recognizable Romantic typeface, vertical stress, slight serif bracketing, cupped top serifs on b,h,l, not parallel to baseline in some versions, top & bottom serifs on C, vertical tail of Q, small upper bowl of g, usually no middle serif on w, large ball terminal of c” (The Typehead Chronicles: Bodoni).

The Typehead Chronicles: Bodoni. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct 2010. <http://www.rightreading.com/typehead/bodoni.htm>.

FuturaPaul Renner created Futura. Renner was a very influential designer during the German artistic movement in the 1920s. Paul Renner was born on September 8th, 1878 in northern Germany. He was a graphic artist, paint-er, type designer, author, and teacher. In 1927, Futura, developed by Renner, was commercially released. He wanted the letterforms to be balanced between capital and lowercase letters opposed to Herbert Bayer’s “universal alphabet” which he said the capitals led the lowercase instead of being harmonious with each other (Baglee).

Baglee, Patrick. “Paul Renner: The Art of Typography.” Upper and Lowercase Magazine. Web. 26 Oct 2010. <http://www.itcfonts.com/Ulc/2533/BookRevRenner.htm>.

HelveticaHelvetica was developed by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffmann in 1957. The word Helvetica comes from Confoederatio Helvetica the Latin word meaning Switzerland (Typophile). Later, in 1983, Linotype devel-oped Neue Helvetica to try to add diversity within the typeface (Typophile). Helvetica is one of the most widely used typefaces. It’s used for companies such as American Apparel, BMW, Target, and Microsoft. In 2007 the MoMA held an exhibition to celebrate 50 years of Helvetica.

Typophile. N.p., 2000-2010. Web. 26 Oct 2010. <http://typophile.com/node/13514>.

Preliminary Calculator Design Concepts

Implementation: Design Finalist Revisions

Final Design and Studies

Rollover Ideation

Hit State Study

Color Studies

Final Calculator Design

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Meaghan Ranieri | AD318 | Professor Petrônio Bendito

Project Statement

My design is a tribute to Helvetica for many reasons. My design, like the typeface, has a strong, bold and industrial feel to it. The layout truly relates to the letter forms and symbols in that it is very simple and clean yet interesting. There is a reason that Helvetica is one of the most widely used typefaces and now it’s represented in the form of a calculator.

One of the biggest measures I took in making sure that human factors and usability were taken into account was using my iTouch as a model. Not only did I spend time using the calculator, both horizontally and vertically, but I also spent time using the keyboard to see how small the buttons could be made, but still had their usability intact.