Halyard Micro Type Specimen
This specimen's concept is to display Halyard Micro on roadway signs as road signs originally inspired the typeface family in Brooklyn, New York.
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I chose Halyard Micro to be the typeface of focus in regard to my type specimen booklet. I chose Halyard Micro because of the variations between its eight weights and its unique deep ink traps, and its original design. My favorite feature in Halyard Micro is the lowercase “g” that appears as if a lowercase “s” makes up its loop to create a very appealing curve tension. The strengths of Halyard Micro are its versatility and ability to be displayed from tiny to enormous sized characters. The weakness within Halyard Micro is hard for me to identify. I like the design of the typeface overall. Halyard Micro is an example of how to design optical sizes for a modern audience. The typeface's consistency is apparent thanks to the repetition of standard features such as deep ink traps and detached elements. Visually appealing yet opposing functionality and expression principles make the typeface a bold, visionary statement that indicates confidence.
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My specimen's concept is to display Halyard Micro on various roadway signs since a road sign originally inspired the typeface family in Brooklyn, New York. I include the classic green and blue highway signs, a stop sign, a yield sign, and a dead-end sign. Another example is the page that addresses what languages Halyard Micro is available; the red and blue colors represent the red and blue signs often seen in Europe. Other spreads are also inspired by the colors and layouts behind roadway signage.
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I used color to signify, which sign the spread is based on. I also utilized the colors green, white/gray, red, blue, yellow, and black. The colors mentioned previously are classic colors seen on various signage across the country. My theme or conceit is based on roadway and highway signage because of Halyard Micro's initial inspiration. I utilized the grid to maintain consistency while introducing refreshing pages that seem to break the green sign theme at the beginning of the booklet. I have become too interested in Type Specimens and have purchased a couple for personnel use since this project.