Typography

typography: a style and appearance of printed matter. 

Serif: the curly bits at the end of letters, typically from Times New Roman font.

My typography photo:

Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein Facts:

-Born in New York on October 27, 1923.

-In 1943, Lichtenstein was drafted to WWII.

-He started as a window designer for department stores.

-In 1955 he was awarded with the National Medal of the Arts.

-Roy Lichtenstein died on September 29, 1997 in Manhattan, New York, aged 73.

Five works of Roy Lichtenstein:

Benday dots: The Ben-Day dots printing process, named after illustrator and printer Benjamin Henry Day, Jr., is a technique dating from 1879. Depending on the effect, color and optical illusion needed, small colored dots are closely spaced, widely spaced or overlapping.

Andy Warhol made art abstract, where as Roy Lichtenstein used dots and comic styles.

Dot Shop Game-

Warhol

Pop art: art based on the modern popular culture on the "now"

Andy Warhol Facts:

-He had a nose job at the age of 29.

-When 20, he dyed his hair grey so that people noticed his young face.

-His favorite thing to buy was underwear.

-His father wanted his mother to save for Andy's college fund.

-His mother often contributed artistically to his art, and sometimes signed them for him

Warholizer:

Favorite Paintings:

Reflective Photos