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Font Mixing aesthetic photography reference
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Font Mixing

Typography as a cast of characters: every face given room to argue its point

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Font Mixing

01 LightClean, even studio light that keeps every printed surface legible this is a brief about reading detail, so nothing should be lost to shadow
02 WardrobeSimple, unpatterned clothing that doesn't compete visually with the typographic subject matter
03 LocationLetterpress or print studio
04 Palette
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Director's note

Shoot your printed type reference material at true macro distance for at least one frame legible letterforms up close sell the concept far more than a wide environmental shot ever will

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Font Mixing reference frame
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Environmental portrait surrounded by printed type specimens, layered like a collageportrait85mm
Close detail of hand-lettered or mixed-typeface signage in a real storefront or studiodetail100mm
Flat-lay of type specimen books, proof sheets, and printed swatches arranged by contrastoverhead50mm
Portrait with subject holding or interacting with oversized printed letterformsportrait85mm
Wide shot of a design studio wall covered in mixed typographic reference materialwide24mm
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Locations

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Letterpress or print studioType foundry or design archiveBookstore with strong signageDesign studio with reference walls
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Explore the aesthetic

Style guideColor palette
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About this brief

How do I photograph the Font Mixing aesthetic?

Typography as a cast of characters: every face given room to argue its point.

Shoot your printed type reference material at true macro distance for at least one frame legible letterforms up close sell the concept far more than a wide environmental shot ever will

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Font Mixing photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

  1. Environmental portrait surrounded by printed type specimens, layered like a collage
  2. Close detail of hand-lettered or mixed-typeface signage in a real storefront or studio
  3. Flat-lay of type specimen books, proof sheets, and printed swatches arranged by contrast
  4. Portrait with subject holding or interacting with oversized printed letterforms
  5. Wide shot of a design studio wall covered in mixed typographic reference material
What lighting works for Font Mixing photography?

Clean, even studio light that keeps every printed surface legible this is a brief about reading detail, so nothing should be lost to shadow

Light

Where should I shoot Font Mixing photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

  1. Letterpress or print studio
  2. Type foundry or design archive
  3. Bookstore with strong signage
  4. Design studio with reference walls
What wardrobe works for Font Mixing photography?

Simple, unpatterned clothing that doesn't compete visually with the typographic subject matter

Wardrobe

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