Typography · Task 3 · Type Design and Communication

Week8-Week13

You Siyuan/0366978

Typography / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media

Task 3 : Type Design and Communication

TABLE OF CONTENTS



LECTURES

All Lectures completed in Task 1 · Exercise 1 & 2


INSTRUCTION




Task 3

Week8
fig1.1Paper draft，week8

The design of the font sketch needs to unify the font, make it comfortable and neat, and continue to improve.

Week9
fig1.2step.week9

fig1.3step,week9
Learning to use AI to make fonts, I looked at the fonts frequently used in documents for inspiration.

Week10

fig2.1result,week10


fig2.2result,week10

I got the final typeface this week.

Week11




 fig3.1Bearing adjustment and reference given,week11
 


Download FaontLab7 and put the fonts you designed before into it and make them.






Week12



fig4.1Final poster,week12



Finally, the poster was made up of a short sentence with the designed font.







Feedback

Week8 Specific Feedback: The teacher suggested that some letters in my draft should be improved to unify the thickness of the letters.

Wee9 Specific Feedback:I should redesign the drafts of the letters according to the instructions given so that they look cleaner and more uniform.

Week10 General Feedback :Make sure each letter has consistency when forming letters so it doesn't look out of place.
Specific Feedback:In order to proceed with the next design, I need to unify the case of the letters.

Week11 General Feedback :When making the font, make sure it looks smooth and doesn't have any rough edges.
Specific Feedback:The teacher showed us how to design capital letters according to the requirements, and to unify and complete the font.

Week12 Specific Feedback:Import the finished fonts into FontLab7 for design, and make posters with the designed fonts as required.


Reflections

Experince：We learned the composition of letters in depth, and learned to design and use fonts under the leadership of the teacher, which is a very interesting thing.

Observation：We need to design our own made fonts in illustrator, make sure the fonts are relatively smooth and similar, uniform between the fonts, and then learn how to put it into fontlab to make, and which software we need to use when we start making -ai fontlab. And our fonts must be clear, uniform in style, and the length size is the same or sharp obtuse Angle, and the spacing needs to be paid attention to, must look comfortable.

Finding:In the process of learning to make fonts, I experienced fun, and enjoyed the process of making them, and had a sense of accomplishment after completion.


Further Reading

Reference:
Waylen, B.(2009). Fonts and Types: Create alphabetic design fonts.
Princeton Architectural Press, New York

Modularity: A letter composed of a limited number of different elements - a set of similar shapes and marks. Usually geometric shapes, but ornate and complex forms are also used.
Modular letters follow a strict system, have a fixed set of modules, and force the designer to work within a strict system. This creates challenges and explorations as designers manipulate elements.
- The use of geometric shapes leads to the use of grids to help modularize the design and construction of fonts. They are structural forms, not handwritten forms.

I realized that my font design is similar to modular letters in that the letters I draw share a consistent set of shapes that are also based on a grid.

Typographic concatenation is when two or more characters are joined together to form a single font. A binding force occurs when the spacing between irregularly shaped characters requires that their shapes overlap or roughly overlap. With custom fonts, designers are not limited to typical ligature fonts or fonts that only connect two adjacent characters. There are more opportunities to connect, overlap and lock letters together.

When designing fonts, classify them according to the personality of the letters, rather than starting from a to z. Lowercase letters begin with n and o, and uppercase letters begin with H and o. These control characters are examples of square and round letters. Determining their stroke thickness, width, x-height, axis, and other characteristics is the beginning of fleshing out and perfecting the font system. After solving the first four or five letters, next comes the diagonal letters, such as v or A, and the challenging letters, such as B.

This was a new thing to learn, as I had previously tried to design fonts starting with the letter A, but ended up being very confusing with unclear direction, as I didn't set a distinct set of features/shapes for the font, and I didn't group letters with similar features.

Analyzing and deconstructing fonts allows us to see subtle differences in their shapes. Asymmetrical widths and shapes play a role, as they are important in creating the illusion. For example, the arc of the "m" that tapers at higher joints can lead to a lack of space and contrast from a distance, and it can look very top-heavy because the top area of the letter will look dark.

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