The first poster in the series details Jack Paar's career and his revitalization of the late night talk show with his run on "Tonight Starring Jack Paar." The entirety of the type on the poster is Akzidenz, an older typeface known for its versatility and wide array of weights and styles. Paar marked the beginning of late night comedy becoming branded after a single comedian and his passion for comedy helped to break new ground against censorship and influencing the evolution of comedy to the assertively open styles of comedians today.
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The second broadside details the career of the longest-running late night talk show host, David Letterman. Using Verdana, which was invented in the early '90s just as Letterman took to the airwaves on his own show, the poster summarizes the beginning of his career as well as some of the most notable moments and achievements of his storied career.
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The final broadside in the progression, this poster delves into the state of comedy today with one of the more progressive and insightful comedians of the day, Jon Stewart. The headings and body type are all various weights of Gotham, a recently developed and ver famous typeface. I attempted to put my own spin on the graphic style of the show, with angles and geometry mocking the presentation of news programs. I also created icons to represent the staggering amount of critical acclaim, and used to body copy to detail the real political change being made by Jon Stewart and his efforts.
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A very complex project from my Advanced Typography class, the assignment was focused on the history of type running parallel with a second historical theme. The progression of famous late night talk shows and comedy was the subject of my broadside posters, The project was very research heavy and focused on various exercises in typography such as typesetting, organization, and creative structure.
