New Orleans: about face

Identifier

etd-05152007-163915

Author

Kari Rose Cesta, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFollow

Degree

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

Department

Art

Document Type

Thesis

Abstract

"New Orleans: About Face" investigates the typography found in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The areas of St. Charles Avenue, Bourbon Street, the Warehouse District, Oak Street, the Lower Ninth Ward, Lakeview, Magazine Street, and Canal Street have very distinctly different styles of typography found on signage, store, windows, etc. Each area's function dictates what the letterforms found in that vicinity look like. A unique kind of beauty is found in these fonts, hand-drawn letters, and three-dimensional signage. This investigation showcases a graphic designer's perspective of New Orleans in compliment to the emotional attachments and memories other New Orleanians have of the city.

Date

2007

Document Availability at the Time of Submission

Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.

Recommended Citation

Cesta, Kari Rose, "New Orleans: about face" (2007). LSU Master's Theses. 2764.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/2764

Committee Chair

Lynne Baggett

DOI

10.31390/gradschool_theses.2764