Here is the (cross my fingers) final version of my mailer for Typography III. I messed with the alignment of the column to add more consistency. Also, by taking the period shape from each typeface and placing them over different male and female's faces, I was able to add more consistency and take away from the identity of the actual picture of the person.
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bodoni's geometry goes better with futura.
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not my ideas -- i read them somewhere. maybe bringhurst...don't recall. maybe the section on mixing type.