Lyric Typography Poster

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Choose one of your favorite lines from a song and illustrate it using only typography. Consider how the font, color, sizes and placement of the typography can reflect or emphasize the meaning of the words. Check out the posters at Music Philosophy for ideas and inspiration.

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I chose this song because it is not only my favorite song, but gives also gives a really inspiring message. Seeing this song is such

My favorite song for the longest time now has been On The Wing by Owl City. So, naturally I chose it for my <a

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I’ll admit it: I have an obsession with this song, “Youth”, by Daughter. I heard it for the first time a little over 24

Iceland font is public domain. Awesome. This time font kept constant and just playing with other parameters to show meaning. Background is Iceland Sky from

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While, pictures can capture the attention, words can convey the message. That is the main take away I got from doing this assignment. For this

For this Design Assignment, worth 4 stars, we are asked to illustrate song lyrics from a favorite song by typography.  At first, I saw this


It’s been ages since I browsed through the DS106 Assignment Bank and I was feeling the urge to do something semi-creative as a bit of

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Hello all! I recently downloaded GIMP, so from now on, I’ll be using mainly that program to create my edits. Before I switch mediums, however,