Typography - Task 3

7/11/2023- 18/12/2023 (Week 07 — Week 13)

Myra Elida Binti Abd Azis / 0358516

Typography / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media

Task 3 - Type Design & Communication

INSTRUCTION


We had to decide whether to pick lowercase or uppercase design.

- The tool varies/ determines the type of shape of the letterform
- When writing in, don't overdo the strokes as this isn't drawing.

For this task, we were given to design and create a typeface.

Sketchs - ODHNG


Fig 1.1

We were tasked to write the letters "ODHNG" with three different pens which were brush pen, flat nib pen and pointed tip pen. For each pen writing, we had to design three sketchesThe sketch that I had picked and shown to my lecturers was the first one. Then, they asked to study Lombardic Capitals as it was similar to my design for my font.


Fig 1.2

This is me trying my design for the font in lowercase and uppercase.

Digitization Process on Adobe Illustrator



Fig 1.3 (Upper is first attempt & Lower is finalized verison)

Digitization Process on FontLab7


Fig 1.4


Fig 1.5

Typeface Download
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1chzUDPXzfG0EsWuxD4HZfV9jOismriz_?usp=share_link


Fig 1.6 Final 'Lombar' font

Final Black & White Poster 


Fig 1.7

Feedback

Week 9
  • Shortcut for stroke line structure : CMD + Y
  • To create outlines : object > path > outline stroke
  • Changing brush type can change the shape of strokes/ edges of strokes (for example, expressing the rough edges from a brush pen
  • Make sure to unite the object from the pathfinder tool/ compound path to flatten the objects
  • Avoid drawing the letterforms
  • Based on design, study and research on Lombardic Capitals
Week 10
  • Mr Vinod asked to change from lowercase to uppercase due to the difficulty and how it would be unbalanced if I were to do it in lowercase.

Reflection

Experience

Designing the font was quite hard as I had to create a design that not too common but not too complicated to do but overall, it was a nice and interesting to learn on how font are created. Digitalization of the font was quite tedious as I would have to make it the right size and other people would be able to read my font design. For example, getting my font to look like the one I design by hand.

Observation

Initially, it was a challenge to comprehend how subtle shifts in the glyphs could wield such a substantial influence. Yet, as I delved into the digitalization phase and scrutinized the before-and-after versions, the profound difference became evident. Witnessing the transformation highlighted how even the tiniest details could significantly alter the perception of the font for the reader.

Findings

I find maintaining stroke weights, spacing, and visual harmony throughout the typeface so the reader or user would be able to read it easily. And also transitioning from hand-drawn sketches to digital platforms was quite challenging.

Further Reading

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