Bodoni Poster mockup
I made a poster to advertise and represent the font Bodoni MT Std which was designed in 1798 by the Italian Giambattista Bodoni. Even though it was created over a century ago, Bodoni is still considered a modern, elegant, and refined typeface that has been used in a wide variety of settings. I was inspired by some of its shapes and the contrast between thin and thick strokes, and some nice curves with circular endings.
I started my process by doing some research about the history of the font and the life of the designer Giambattista Bodoni. Then I made some pen sketches to explore some ideas on how I could represent the information.
First, I started with sketches on paper.
Digital sketches
I picked some of the compositions from my sketches to make digitally. But I was thinking that my compositions were safe, and I still wanted to push my design.
I started working on composition #6 and arranging the letters in different sizes and rotations. Then when I decided to add symbols, I realized the curly brackets looked like the top of a lip. I started to explore the idea of making a face with glyphs. Later, when I rotated the letter Q, I realized that it looked like a smokey eye. So, my imagination started to run wild.
At the beginning, I had different glyphs for making the hair and I tried different options, but I wasn’t satisfied yet until I thought about making the hair out of sentences from the history and information about the font.
My exploration process on Illustrator.
Color variations of the final composition.
With some feedback from peers, instructor, and family members, I was able to refine my design until I got the final design that I am presenting here. I really enjoyed making this project, I worked hard, and I am happy with the results. I hope you enjoy it too.
My final composition for the Bodoni MT Std poster.
