Annie Liang | n11028041 | DVB201 - Week 12 and 13
The Final Zine
Typography for Dyslexia and Blindness
Typeface
The zine used Avenir Next as the main title and body with Mencken Std Head (Bold) as the subtitles. Avenir Next used multiple of its font families to communicate type hierarchy.
Grid Structure and Layout
The consistent layout of the zine was a multi-grid format. The page was split into thirds, 3x3. This not only helped with the hierarchy of text, but allowed for nuanced arrangements of the information. The majority of the text sticks to a left alignment, using centred only for headings or the ELIA alphabet.
Colours
There was only one colour featured in the zine, black. There is a drastic contrast between the black and the white paper. This is used to draw emphasis but also to reflect the themes of the zine.
Hierarchy
Hierarchy is distinguished using sizing, font family and typeface. Titles are entirely capitalised, being more heavily weighted. Using the bold font family, it draws the most space and focus on the page. The bodycon uses a regular font family and a smaller size, however, not small enough that it cannot be read on a harsh black background.
Reflection
Overall, I'm quite happy with the outcome of my zine. The zine itself does appear basic, however, it perfectly fits the minimal and simplistic theming I was imagining. My favourite pages would be the titles for blindness and how to read braille, as its fantastically balanced with its information. If I were to have more time, I would have loved to experiment more with type imagery, creating interesting images using just typography. This would make for interesting focal points among the zine.
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Information References
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British Dyslexia Association. (n.d.). Dyslexia friendly style guide. https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/advice/employers/creating-a-dyslexia-friendly-workplace/dyslexia-friendly-style-guide#:%7E:text=Use%20sans%20serif%20fonts%2C%20such,may%20request%20a%20larger%20font.
Dyslexie Font. (n.d.). Dyslexie Font - Dyslexie Font - Meet the Team. https://www.dyslexiefont.com/en/about-us/
ELIA. (n.d.). Frames. http://www.theeliaidea.com/elia-frames
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Publishing House Zwijsen. (n.d.). Read Regular / Background. Read Regular. http://www.readregular.com/english/background.html
RNIB. (2014). Future of braille. RNIB - See Differently. https://www.rnib.org.uk/braille-and-other-tactile-codes-portal-braille-past-present-and-future/future-braille#:%7E:text=New%20technology,-
Technological%20developments%20have&text=A%20whole%20braille%20book%20can,new%20ways%20in%20the%20future.
Situ, J. (2021). How the braille alphabet works. Perkins School for the Blind. https://www.perkins.org/how-the-braille-alphabet-works/
Vision Australia. (n.d.). Blindness and vision loss | Vision Australia. Blindness and low vision services. https://www.visionaustralia.org/information/newly-diagnosed/blindness-and-vision-loss
