Skip to main content

Bad Typo(graphy)

Most of us don't actually take typography seriously when designing posters, banners, flyers or even signboards so long as we think it looks cool or nice. As a result, you can find bad typo almost everywhere.

Examples of Bad Typo



As you can see in the picture above, the sign is about prioritizing our safety first. At first glance, you might not have noticed anything wrong with; except when you try to look at it from far away. Looking closely, only the words 'UTAMAKAN' was made the biggest from the rest while the word 'KESELAMATAN' was put below 'UTAMAKAN' and made smaller than half of the size of the word above it. The sign is about 'safety first', so they should have made both 'UTAMAKAN' and 'KESELAMATAN' the same size.


In this picture, I would like to focus on how they emphasize the words. They used fancy fonts for the words 'Du'a' and 'OF SUCCESS' to highlight these two from the quote. However, because 'Du'a' is made smaller than 'IS THE BEGINNING' and 'OF SUCCESS' is made the same size with it, these two don't appear to stand out. What they should have done with the typography is make 'Du'a' bigger than the rest, since this is what they are trying to emphasize on the most. The phrase 'OF SUCCESS' can be made bigger from the phrase 'IS THE BEGINNING' to highlight the success part, or they could change the typo for 'IS THE BEGINNING' by not making it bold.


This is a picture of a bunting informing and reminding us about Malaysia's Rukun Negara (Pillars of the Country). The font they used for 'Rukun Negara' is not exactly suitable for what they're trying to deliver to the audience, which is the importance of knowing and understanding the five pillars. The font used gives off the impression that Rukun Negara is not all that important and serious, giving the passerbys a laid-back atmosphere regarding the five pillars. The font used above the 'Jom hayati Rukun Negara', in the middle of the heart, for 'Rukun Negara' is much more suitable as it gives off the vibes that it is something important to know about, as if shouting "Everyone must know about this!".

That's the three that I could find. Have you ever you noticed bad typography around you? If so, share a few you've found down in the comments!


Thank you for taking the time to read this!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Best Poster with All Six Elements

There are six elements of design that must be accounted for when designing posters, flyers, banners, etc. Those elements are line, shape, size, color, value, and texture. The Best That I've Found A poster advertising On-Site Painting at Casco   Histórico La Serena Line Only a single line was used in this poster; dividing the different categories and the description for each categories at the bottom of the poster. The line makes the words look more orderly and neat, helping any onlookers to read the information with less difficulty. Shape The shapes used in this poster are plenty. From the obvious large paint stroke to the little windows and doors of the building that consists of squares and rectangles and the thin rectangles that line the sidewalk. Size The large paint stroke takes up almost half of the poster. The text beside it is in big font to indicate that it is the most crucial information from the poster. At the top left of the poster ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Malaysia's Worst and Best Logos

Creating a logo for a company or a brand is always a challenge, especially since you want to make sure the meaning behind your logo is delivered to the consumers. Moreover, you would need to ensure that the logo is unique and that people are able to differentiate it from all the other logos that can be found around the world. There is no such thing as "the perfect logo" ; only good ones or bad ones. The same goes for Malaysian companies and products. There are good ones and bad ones. The question is; which Malaysian product has the worst logo? And which has the best? In this post, I will share with you about which logo I think is the worst and which is the best. The Worst Logo Take a good look at the picture below. A picture of the old Dairy Champ logo. Why do I consider this the worst logo? Because this logo looks lazy to me. They simply typed out their brand name Dairy Champ, all in red, tilted it a little, and simply put in on top of a trophy. At least ...
Post a Comment
Read more