TYPOGRAPHY - FINAL COMPILATION & REFLECTION
Rifath Ali (0335738)
Typography
Final Compilation & Reflection
INSTRUCTIONS
Exercises: Lettering & Type Expression
Project 1: Text Formatting and Expression
Project 2: Font Design
SUBMISSIONS
Exercises: Lettering & Type Expression
Fig. 1.15: Typography: Expression, Hierarchy and Composition; "Design Communities, Not Destroy It." Poster Placard
Exercises: Lettering & Type Expression
28/08/2019 - 25/09/2019 (Week 1 - Week 4)
Fig. 1.01: Lettering - "Free" Final JPEG
Fig. 1.02: Lettering; "Free" Final PDF
Fig. 1.03: Lettering; "Free" Final Animation
Fig. 1.04: Type Expressions; Final JPEG
Fig. 1.05: Type Expressions; Final PDF
Fig. 1.06: Chosen Type Expression; "Explode" Final
JPEG
Fig. 1.07: Chosen Type Expression; "Explode"
Final Animation
Project 1: Text Formatting and Expression
18/09/2019 - 02/10/2019 (Week 4 - Week 6)
Fig. 1.08: Text Formatting and Expression;
Final JPEG
Fig. 1.09: Text Formatting and Expression;
Final PDF
Project 2: Font Design
09/10/2019 - 23/10/2019 (Week 7 - Week 9)
Fig. 1.10: Font Design; Final Sketch
Fig. 1.11: Font Design; "Detach" Final JPEG
Fig. 1.12: Font Design; "Detach.ttf" Generated
Fig. 1.13: Font Design; "Detach" Final Poster
JPEG
Fig. 1.14: Font Design; "Detach" Final Poster
PDF
Final Project: Typography: Expression, Hierarchy and Composition
30/10/2019 - 20/11/2019 (Week 10 - Week 13)
Fig. 1.16: Typography: Expression, Hierarchy
and Composition; "Design Communities, Not Destroy It." Final Poster JPEG
Fig. 1.17: Typography: Expression, Hierarchy
and Composition; "Design Communities, Not Destroy It" Final Poster PDF
Fig. 1.18: Typography: Expression, Hierarchy and Composition; "Design Communities, Not Destroy It" Final Poster Framed
Fig. 1.19: Typography: Expression, Hierarchy
and Composition; "Design Communities, Not Destroy It" Final Animation
REFLECTIONS
Experiences:
Experiences:
At the beginning of this module I had a very
limited understanding of typography and its scope. Within the 14 weeks of
classes, I have acquired more knowledge and gained important skills that are crucial
in typography. With the creation of our e-portfolio I frequently update it with
the creative process of the exercises and projects that were assigned. We
started off our exercises with sketching and through out the module it had been
proven to be very useful for better designs. As it was a part of almost all our
projects, it helped with idea generation and the next step; Digitization. This
is the stage where I truly gained an understanding of the power of typefaces. I
was able to express the meaning of a word with a typeface with minimal use of other
graphic elements. The digitization process was always followed by animating our
work. This was a new area of skills for me and I gained a lot of skills with
creating frames for animation. Another important skill I gained was generating
typefaces. With what was taught in class, I was able to get a basic understanding
of how to generate a typeface with the use of FontLab. I also learned a thing
or two about type expressions using manual methods, such as paint, brush
strokes and markers.
Observations:
One of the simple and obvious observation I made
from this experience is that, no matter how much attention we pay to the
details, there are always room for improvement. I understood this through every
exercise and project. After the exercises I had truly observed the power of
type expression and typefaces. I understood how the point size, thickness, and
other characteristics of the letters convey a message besides the words that is
written. This proved to be useful when we were tasked to design our own typeface.
A lot of other details within a typeface were also observed after the dissection
process. Towards the end of the semester, I was able to look at a typeface and understand
the emotions that are being expressed with the typeface used. In addition, it
was noted that when dealing with large bodies of text, Adobe InDesign is the solution.
It made the alignment and kerning and other adjustments very easy.
Findings:
As animation was a main component of most of
the tasks we were assigned, I found out how a mistake in one frame can interrupt
the flow of the animation. Also, I found out that the frame to frame changes
and the number of frames effect the speed of the animation. Another finding was
how crucial it is to be familiar with InDesign. This is because when tasked
with doing a layout for a book or a magazine, InDesign is the right choice.
Also, I found out that not every typeface and point size will work with every
layout. This is because the kerning and tracking of characters effect the
alignment of the entire body of text. Moreover, the role of small details when
designing a typeface should not be underestimated. I noticed how the smallest
difference in the stroke size, or the angle of a curve can throw off the
balance of a word or a phrase.
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