Face Value
Environmental Graphics
The purpose of this exhibit is to showcase the unknown depth that paying cards have in history and I wanted to create a look that reflected that by using layers.
I started by sketching out letterforms onto a sheet of Bristol Board paper and tearing the letters out by hand. I then photographed the final product and photoshoped it lightly to improve the lighting and texture.
The tatered look represents the struggles faced during major cultural shifts, as well as the fact that cards were illegal throughout much of history. I chose the font FELL Great Primer as my base for the logotype andit is also my primary typeface for the rest of the branding. The Old Style typeface is reminescence of the signature style of type used on cards during the French Revolution and add aditional histoical continuity.
* The only illustrations created by me are those for the Queen of Hearts.
All others are composites of historical archive imagery.
