European and American Women's Body Art

  

European and American Women's Body Art Reprinted from Art in America

The typeface used is a serif font seems to be a serif that is very similar to Times New Romans, which is a quite common font used for literature. This exert is taken from a course pack for a Fine Arts course, which would mean the target audience would be university students.

The images on each page takes all take nearly half the page, making it clear for the readers to see the art. Because there is only one art piece per page it also enhances the focus of the readers to that single art piece. If there were more than one art piece pictured per page, the readers' attention may not be as focused on one as the other. The text appears to be justified, making the columns and margins very visible. As each page is of one spread, the justified text makes it easier for the audience to read as there is a clear flow, with no ragged edges. The simplicity of the font makes the readers focus more directly on the text and what the meaning behind the writing is; because of its simplicity, the text also does not take away the focus of the images.

I find the use of a simple and serif font when using images on a spread very interesting and will keep this in mind if I were to do something similar. I will also keep in mind the relationship between the text and image as the typeface could  depend on what kind of images I use, keeping in mind what I want my focus for the readers to be.