Typography / Task 3
GAN YI KIAN / 0374572
Typography / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Task 3 / Type Design and Communication
LECTURES
refer Task 1
INSTRUCTIONS
Task 3 / Type Design and Communication
We need to use three different pens to design our typefaces, So I spent RM11.70 to buy the three pens for this task.
Sketch
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| Fig 1.1 Sketch 1 (22/6/2024) |
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| Fig 1.2 Sketch 2 (22/6/2024) |
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| Fig 1.3 Sketch 3 (22/6/2024) |
Mr Max: this one looks good can design all the needed alphabets and capital letter then digitize.
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| Fig 1.4 Sketch 2 (22/6/2024) |
Before digitizing my sketches, I learned how to deconstruct.Mr Max taught us how to deconstruct
letter in class.
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In the end I chose this version to digitize the sketch.
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| Fig 1.7 Final sketch (1/7/2024) |
In the first version, my T C S H G O all the thickness is not the same.
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| Fig 1.8 Digitization (8/7/2024) |
I fix some places to make it more similar and make the symbol bold like #!
The final product after my adjustments is like this.
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| Fig 1.9 Digitization (9/7/2024) |
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| Fig 1.10 Digitization with grid (9/7/2024) |
Ascender height: 729pt
Cap height: 716pt
X-height: 500pt
Baseline: 0pt
Descender height: -187pt
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| Fig 1.11 Detail (15/7/2024) |
I named my font "vetroline", vetroline is a combination of English and Italian.
vetro : In Italian, vetro means glass. Glass symbolizes transparency, sophistication and modernity, which matches the elegant and contemporary style of the font.
line : "Line" in English means line. There may be many beautiful lines and geometric elements in the design of the font, and "line" can reflect these design features.
ok fine, actually I asked chatgpt to help me name it.
Final
Screen Grab of FontLab process (side-bearings)
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| Fig 2.1 FontLab process (10/7/2024) |
Final Type construction in Ai JPEG (1024px, 300ppi, Grayscale)
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| Fig 2.2 Final Type construction (10/7/2024) |
Final Type construction Ai in PDF
Fig 2.3 Final Type construction PDF (10/7/2024)
Final JPEG A4 black & white poster (1024px width, 300ppi, Grayscale)
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Fig 2.4 Final Poster JPEG (10/7/2024) |
Final PDF A4 black & white poster
Fig 2.5 Final Poster PDF (10/7/2024)
FEEDBACK
Week 9
General Feedback : Task 3 is more creativity.
Week 10
General Feedback : Everyone has summited Task 2, efficient.
Specific Feedback: You can continue sketching on the font that has been selected.
Week 11
General Feedback: After digitizing the sketch go to D7.04 finish by Fontlab.
Specific Feedback: Some of the strokes the thickness are not entirely same like the hashtag ur vertical rectangular are different size.
Week 12
General Feedback: Make sure to put all the files into the portfolio and complete the poster next week.
REFLECTION
Experience
From this exercise, I came into contact with the new software Fontlab. Compared with the previous exercises, this time I need to be more creative in designing my own fonts. I think the difficult part is from digitizing the sketch to AI. The arcs and thickness of all letters must be the same. Fortunately,with the help of Mr Max, I can successfully complete this assignment.
Observations
At the same time, I also observed that other people’s works are extremely creative, and all the fonts are very consistent and look neat. I would like to communicate more with them if I have the opportunity.
Findings
Finally, I discovered that inventing fonts is not easy. It is a huge project, and it can also be used as an extra income. Before I had this homework, I thought that designing fonts was a very simple job. I didn’t expect that there were so many details that needed to be paid attention to.
FURTHER READINGS
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Fig 3.1 Typographic design: Form and communication (2015) (25/5/2024) |
The book Typographic Design: Form and Communication was recommended by Mr Vinod, so I decided to read it in installments.
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| Fig 3.2 pg 134 (15/7/2024) |
Diagonal edges rendered as pixels on a raster-scan display have a jagged stairstep quality, called “the jaggies.When the resolution is lower, there will be more jaggies.
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(Fig 9-13) In addition to the large size and bright color of the word chance, the unusual order in which the letters appear gives the word prominence.
In (Fig 9-14), type fading up quickly on the left and right sides of the screen attracts attention because it interrupts the established pace of the animation.
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Visual configurations were invented by combining letters from the English alphabet and single-digit numbers (Figs. 11-1 to 11- 4). Scale, proportion, weight, and shape relationships between two different signs were explored.
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They select a historical event as a subject and develop a typographic message using the visual properties of type and space to amplify its content (Figs. 11-24 to 11-27). This project develops an understanding of the inventive potential of typographic form. As a message carrier, typography can intensify and expand content and meaning.
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Convert diverse information into a three-dimensional cube (Figs. 11-63 to 11-65)
After selecting from the existing Latin letter forms provided, you are then instructed to create a unique symbol that blends visual effects (Figs. 11-66 to 11-68).
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