Comments on: Narnia Philia http://typographica.org/2004/on-typography/narnia-philia/ A journal of typography with a focus on typeface reviews. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:23:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Reynolds http://typographica.org/2004/on-typography/narnia-philia/#comment-36131 Dan Reynolds Sun, 05 Dec 2004 19:31:17 +0000 http://new.typographica.org/archives/narnia-philia/#comment-36131 I think it looks great. And hey, Pirate-stuff is certainly better than Trajan, which every other film title seems to be set in.

The logo has a rich mix of victorian styles, I think, with narrow caps, unexpected curves, and Lombard Cap remnants.

Plus, the R’s leg is a a lion’s tail, which is a big “beat-you-over-the-head” reference to a Lion being one of the series’ main characters, but I think that it is OK.

This has more depth than the Lord of the Rings logo did, in my opinion, and that was the last big fantasy series that needed a cool logo…

]]> By: Steph Mineart http://typographica.org/2004/on-typography/narnia-philia/#comment-36130 Steph Mineart Thu, 02 Dec 2004 17:17:39 +0000 http://new.typographica.org/archives/narnia-philia/#comment-36130 I believe there were some pirates, and quite a bit of high seas adventure in the Narnia series. I thought it looked a bit "gypsy"-like myself, or perhaps Persian, which also would have been appropriate, given the storylines. I believe there were some pirates, and quite a bit of high seas adventure in the Narnia series. I thought it looked a bit “gypsy”-like myself, or perhaps Persian, which also would have been appropriate, given the storylines.

]]> By: Joshua Lurie-Terrell http://typographica.org/2004/on-typography/narnia-philia/#comment-36129 Joshua Lurie-Terrell Sun, 28 Nov 2004 02:16:43 +0000 http://new.typographica.org/archives/narnia-philia/#comment-36129 You can never have too much/many pirates, cowboys or ninjas. This rule applies to all aspects of life. You can never have too much/many pirates, cowboys or ninjas. This rule applies to all aspects of life.

]]> By: Hrant http://typographica.org/2004/on-typography/narnia-philia/#comment-36128 Hrant Sat, 27 Nov 2004 18:54:26 +0000 http://new.typographica.org/archives/narnia-philia/#comment-36128 This type of thing can indeed get extremely interesting, and often much more insightful than asking opinions from designers. I'm reminded of Armin's superb man-in-the-street interviews he showed at TypeCon. BTW, I also think it looks too "buccaneering", although simply changing the colors (especially avoiding the gold) might promptly dispel that effect. hhp This type of thing can indeed get extremely interesting, and often much more insightful than asking opinions from designers. I’m reminded of Armin’s superb man-in-the-street interviews he showed at TypeCon.

BTW, I also think it looks too “buccaneering”, although simply changing the colors (especially avoiding the gold) might promptly dispel that effect.

hhp

]]> By: Dylan http://typographica.org/2004/on-typography/narnia-philia/#comment-36127 Dylan Fri, 26 Nov 2004 13:13:13 +0000 http://new.typographica.org/archives/narnia-philia/#comment-36127 The look/feel reminds me of <a href="http://www.letterheadfonts.com/" rel="nofollow">Letterhead Fonts</a>. The look/feel reminds me of Letterhead Fonts.

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