Hitchcock’s Storyboards from 13 Classic Films

Hitchcock was known for his extensive storyboarding down to the finest detail of production. He was reported to have never even bothered looking through the viewfinder, since he didn’t need to do so. Looking at his storyboards versus the finial film it’s safe to say that is a vast overstatement. Hitchcock trained as a draughtsman and worked in advertising before his first job in the film industry; designing title cards for silent films. Family Plot (1976) Storyboard by Thomas J.Wright for the cemetery scene for Family Plot and the pursuit of Mrs. Topaz (1969) Thomas Wright’s “Topaz” storyboard. Marnie (1964) Storyboard sketch from “Marnie” by Harold Michelson. The Birds (1963) Harold Michelson “The Birds” storyboard. Psycho (1960) Saul Bass prepared storyboards for the shower scene, and was on the set during at least part of the filming. North by Northwest (1959) Pre-production sketch by Robert F Boyle of the Vandamm house in “North by Northwest”. Vertigo (1958) Spellbound (1945) Lifeboat (1944)

How to classify fonts for the web There is a power in the ability to name things, and that's no different when trying to name fonts. Although it will not make you a better designer, being able to call different type classes by their recognized names will always help you describe and choose the right typography for the job. I've been struggling while doing research for my book The New Web Typography to better describe the fonts for designs, in order to better communicate the voice I want for the text. There are actually several different methods for classifying typefaces, none of them perfect, and none that are universally accepted. Effects and styles In addition to the type classifications, there are also a number of distinct effects or styles that are commonly applied to typefaces of all different classifications. These are not specific classifications of fonts, but general styles that are often applied to any class of font. The W3C system is terse, but it is how we actually refer to the fonts in our CSS code. 01. Modern