Secondary Research

Typefaces of fonts can have similar design features. Every font have specific weight, style, width, slant and designer. In this link below is a link to typefaces that have been rated from top of the list to the bottom of the list. The best that could be printed off, like most menus have to be when used in a restaurant. This website is useful as I can look at some of these fonts when creating the project and see which one could provide an almost posh looking menu but keeping it complex.

Prepressure.com. (2019). Top 33 fonts | The best typefaces for print. [online] Available at: https://www.prepressure.com/fonts/interesting/important-typefaces [Accessed 7 Feb. 2019].

As I am creating a menu I wanted to find out what other fonts people think are good for this but also baring in mind that I want to keep it complex so it is easier to read. With doing this research I can also try out some of these and see if it suits my idea and theme. Test them with other things I want to try on the menu and staying to a certain colour theme.

McCauley, J. (2019). 10 mouth-watering restaurant menu fonts. [online] Creative Bloq. Available at: https://www.creativebloq.com/inspiration/10-mouth-watering-restaurant-menu-fonts [Accessed 9 Feb. 2019].

The PNG file is a Portable Network Graphics file. PNG files are mainly used to store graphics online. The issues with the PNG file is that it doesn’t support animation, can’t store multiple images in one file and it is isn’t that great working with full colour images. Older browsers can struggle supporting PNG files. PNG files allow transparency on a scale between opaque and completely transparent, for a faded but translucent look. It can be put on any colour background and keeps original appearance.

Lifewire. (2019). What’s a PNG File and How Do You Open One?. [online] Available at: https://www.lifewire.com/png-file-2622803 [Accessed 10 Feb. 2019].

Logo Design Blog | Logaster. (2019). Advantages and disadvantages of PNG format [Infographic]. [online] Available at: https://www.logaster.com/blog/png/ [Accessed 10 Feb. 2019].

JPEG means Joint Photographic Experts Group. Mainly bitmap images are saved in jpg form so the files can be compressed, making it easier to transfer or download the film from the internet. This file format is based on  24 bit colour palette but these type of files are known to drop information which makes the file decompressed. The problem with this file type is that at each stages of compression the file starts losing sharpness making the image look worse. The final result of using Photoshop for graphics or text then it may not come out the best.

File.org. (2019). JPG File – What is it and how do I open it?. [online] Available at: https://file.org/extension/jpg [Accessed 10 Feb. 2019].

Moodie, M. (2019). Pros & Cons of Shooting in JPEG: What you Need to Know Today. [online] Sleeklens – Handmade professional Lightroom presets. Available at: https://sleeklens.com/pros-cons-of-shooting-in-jpeg/ [Accessed 10 Feb. 2019].

PDF stands for Netware Printer Definition File.  PDF files are mainly useful for magazine articles, product brochures or flyers if people want to preserve their original picture online. PDF files can have more than one page, can zoom in and out as well as page forwarding and backwards. The cons of PDF files is that they cant be edited for free, need to be edited in specialised programs and it is difficult to with text in PDF files because they are seen as a picture.

Rouse, M. (2019). What is Portable Document Format (PDF)? – Definition from WhatIs.com. [online] WhatIs.com. Available at: https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/Portable-Document-Format-PDF [Accessed 10 Feb. 2019].

Logo Design Blog | Logaster. (2019). Advantages and disadvantages of PDF format. [online] Available at: https://www.logaster.com/blog/pdf/ [Accessed 10 Feb. 2019].

Below is a link to what some colours may mean. This is important because I don’t want anyone to get confused as to what the aim of the project is because of how they perceive a colour. This good be a problem when creating the menu so to try stop this problem happening I will try and use ones that don’t give out warnings.

Color-wheel-pro.com. (2019). Color Wheel Pro: Color Meaning. [online] Available at: http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html [Accessed 10 Feb. 2019].

In the link below is many tutorials to how to do things that I may not know how to. This web could help me when I’m not sure on how to do things that would benefit my work but also the simple things that may of been forgotten while making.

Vimeo.com. (2019). Affinity Designer. [online] Available at: https://vimeo.com/channels/affinitydesigner [Accessed 11 Feb. 2019].