In order to create an effective poster, I needed to take typography into account to construct meaning that reflects the events in the narrative. I was happy with a basic, san serif font for the intertextual references, and the font 'credit block' for the credits, although I needed a font that was suitable for the title. I downloaded the following fonts to trial:
Overall, I found Beauty School Dropout the most effective, it contrasts with the word 'Home', as suggested by a participant in the qualitative research I carried out on my initial ideas, the font resembles a motel sign. This contrasts between the staying overnight connotation - which also reflects the events in the narrative, and that of the words 'Home Time'.
The other fonts are effective in different ways, although I feel that Veselka 4F woud be a little difficult to read had the background not been a solid colour. I also think that Drive Thru wouldn't have worked the most effectively because the writing in my poster is vertical as opposed to horizontal, and so the underline part of the text wouldn't have worked well. Similarly to Veselka, I am unsure as to whether a non solid background would have made the font effective in standing out. I decided to use Beauty School Dropout II, using all capital letters, as to me, this resembled a neon/ motel sign the most.
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