One of the biggest decisions I had to make was figuring out what fonts to use. I chose to use a lot of fonts because each line is a very different example of what hope is, and I wanted to make sure that each line was distinguished from another. Also, in some lines more than one font is used so that a certain word or phrase would stand out more. I chose to use Edwardian Script for the word “hope” since it is a very flowing font and conveys, in a sense, the feeling that one associates with hope. “Is the thing with feathers” and “without the words” are in Tekton Pro since it is a very simple, clean font that neither takes attention away or draws attention to. If it was a more ornate font, I think some of the other fonts would be more overwhelming since there are a lot of them. “That” and “in the” are in Myriad Pro because it’s a very plain font, and the words do not need to be given much attention. “Perches” is in Chaparral Pro because I thought it looked like a very light font, and to me something that “perches” would be very light. “Soul” is in Lucida Handwriting and “sings the tunes” in Curlz MT since it looks very carefree, as someone usually is when they are singing. Lastly, “Never stops at all” is in Gloucester MT since it gives the sense of something stopping without looking very abrupt.
A problem that I encountered was moving different words and phrases around, but I solved this by placing all the words I wanted to move on separate layers. I’m proud of how it came out, and also by the way the fonts seem to fit the poem. If I had more time, I would rearrange the poem even more to make certain words stand out more and to make it a little more creative looking then just having one line after another.
