Typography of Neon Genesis Evangelion
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Typography of Neon Genesis Evangelion
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Re: Typography of Neon Genesis Evangelion
#2What does "mechanically compressed" mean in this context?
To me, the fonts looks either squished or stretched horizontally throughout the series, especially the logo [0]
EDIT: If you've never watched it, it is on Netflix and it is really good.
[0] https://wiki.evageeks.org/File:Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_logo....
Re: Typography of Neon Genesis Evangelion
#3What does "mechanically compressed" mean in this context? To me, the fonts looks either squished or stretched horizontally throughout the series, especially the logo [0] EDIT: If you've never watched it, it is on Netflix and it is really good. [0] https://wiki.evageeks.org/File:Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_logo....
It means squished as if it was a image, without regard for kerning, weight etc.
Usually a official condensed version of a typeface is adapted more subtly.
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#4Typography is such an art
I watched End of Evangelion for the first time in 15 years
Still entertaining, great animation that stands the test of time, but wow I wish I can go tell my teenage self that it actually doesnt make sense, the symbolism has no point whatsoever but Judeo-Christian dogma is “foreign and cool“ and the writers eventually admit it and everyone had a good time making it
Re: Typography of Neon Genesis Evangelion
#5Typography is such an art I watched End of Evangelion for the first time in 15 years Still entertaining, great animation that stands the test of time, but wow I wish I can go tell my teenage self that it actually doesnt make sense, the symbolism has no point whatsoever but Judeo-Christian dogma is “foreign and cool“ and the writers eventually admit it and everyone had a good time making it
Anno isn't an idiot.
This comment, while oft repeated, is simply not true. There is plenty of symbolism going on in the show. There is a lot of PoMo "mask on top of a mask" stuff going on with the biblical references, but some stuff is more on the nose. There are plenty of articles on this, including this one: https://reelrundown.com/animation/Symbolism-in-Neon-Genesis-...
Re: Typography of Neon Genesis Evangelion
#6Typography is such an art I watched End of Evangelion for the first time in 15 years Still entertaining, great animation that stands the test of time, but wow I wish I can go tell my teenage self that it actually doesnt make sense, the symbolism has no point whatsoever but Judeo-Christian dogma is “foreign and cool“ and the writers eventually admit it and everyone had a good time making it
> Judeo-Christian dogma is “foreign and cool“ and the writers eventually admit it
Any reference?
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#7The Internet is such a beautiful place: Would never thought about that on my own, but it's great to read this and know about it!
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#8Typography is such an art I watched End of Evangelion for the first time in 15 years Still entertaining, great animation that stands the test of time, but wow I wish I can go tell my teenage self that it actually doesnt make sense, the symbolism has no point whatsoever but Judeo-Christian dogma is “foreign and cool“ and the writers eventually admit it and everyone had a good time making it
Anno isn't an idiot. This comment, while oft repeated, is simply not true. There is plenty of symbolism going on in the show. There is a lot of PoMo "mask on top of a mask" stuff going on with the biblical references, but some stuff is more on the nose. There are plenty of articles on this, including this one: https://reelrundown.com/animation/Symbolism-in-Neon-Genesis-...
There's plenty of symbolism but there's no deeper plot, no master plan.
Eva is a great anime series and a solid 'philosophy exists if you want to check it out' message for 12 year olds that worked for me back in the day, but let's not go overboard with assigning deep interpretations to it.
Re: Typography of Neon Genesis Evangelion
#9Typography is such an art I watched End of Evangelion for the first time in 15 years Still entertaining, great animation that stands the test of time, but wow I wish I can go tell my teenage self that it actually doesnt make sense, the symbolism has no point whatsoever but Judeo-Christian dogma is “foreign and cool“ and the writers eventually admit it and everyone had a good time making it
> Judeo-Christian dogma is “foreign and cool“ and the writers eventually admit it Any reference?
I'm sure there's counter-references to be found but I imagine the parent is thinking of things like this, from an interview with assistant director Kazuya Tsurumaki:
> Can you explain the symbolism of the cross in Evangelion?
? KT: There are a lot of giant robot shows in Japan, and we did want our story to have a religious theme to help distinguish us. Because Christianity is an uncommon religion in Japan we thought it would be mysterious. None of the staff who worked on Eva are Christians. There is no actual Christian meaning to the show, we just thought the visual symbols of Christianity look cool. If we had known the show would get distributed in the US and Europe we might have rethought that choice.
http://web.archive.org/web/20020622231224/http://www.akadot....
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#10I just finished Neon Genesis: Evangelion last month and was completely blown away by it! The intro alone is by far one of the most iconic in the genre.
Really neat to see this!