Who Are You? - Accents

-->

After looking into how we read sentences depending on the size font, we were then asked to illustrate a selection of accents through the sentence ‘Who are you?’. Using the visual dynamics of the type, the font, weight and point size we had to create the accents. To give a recognizable representation of the speed, the volume and the quality of the accents must be considered.

The accents were:

Scottish

Italian

Texan

Mexican

Somerset

Brummie

Cockney

German

Chinese

Swedish 

In no order, these are the sentences I produced

  

 

Scottish

whO    are  you?

Chinese

Who       are     You?

Mexicam

who          are         you?

Brummie

w h o        a r e      y o u?

Swedish

WhO          Are YOU?

Cockney

WHOAre    you?

Somerset

WHO   are   YOU?

Italian

who are   you?

Texan

whoare  you?

Germay

who are you? 

As part of the accents session we had to try and work out other what the accents were from the type. Some of this was very difficult and some of it was much easier. Scottish, Chinese and German were the easiest with Somerset and Brummie being the most difficult.