The title of the animation, "My Perfect Family," will be appearing in the beginning shot and also coming into view in the grass area of the last frame. As a group, we were thinking of the type of font we could use that was suitable for children and quite 'fun.' I then thought of the type of doodle-style designs of Nick Sharrat, for the Tracy Beaker books and TV programme. In the programme, the writing and doodles become animated in Tracy Beaker's dream world, so I thought this style would be quite effective. It was then decided that we should research some more fonts, to find an appropriate style.
Tracy Beaker
This image is from the Tracy Beaker page of the CBBC website- i love the bright colours and the 'bubble' writing as it is very appealing to children.
Quentin Blake
Another one of my favourite illustrators growing up, was Quentin Blake, who drew for Roald Dahl. His book covers and titles are very sketchy and scrawly, but they have become very popular with children. Here are some examples:
I like this book cover because the title almost reminds me as if it's been drawn in felt tip pen as the lines aren't perfect and sometimes wobbly and is all one colout. It makes me think back to when I was younger and tried to create a magazine, and all my title pages used to look like this- quite uneven, all one colour pen, but still quite fun.
This image is a sign designed for children to print out to stick on their books so they can personalise them. Quentin Blake;'s writing is quite scrawly, even the bubble writing is, but it is still legible and appealing to children.
As much as I like Quentin's work, I think that out of these two styles (Quentin and Sharratt), I prefer that of Nick Sharratt's. His imagery has become increasingly popuar with children and still is today.
Next, I will research into some basic childish fonts to help generate some more ideas.
