Advanced Typography | Task 1 : Exercises 1 & 2
23.04.2024 - 18.05.2024 Week 1 - Week 4
Tracy Angeline Tio / 0362222 / Bachelor of Design ( Honors ) in Creative Media
Advanced Typography / Taylor's University
TASK 1 : EXERCISES 1 & 2
From the 8 systems, the most pragmatic and the most used system is the Grid System, which is derived from the grided compositional structure of letter press printing.
- Environmental Grid
4. Roman Uncials (4th C.E)
6. Carolingian Minuscule
- While the Phoenician letter marks a turning point in written language (use of sound represented in letters), the script itself has been possibly influenced by the Egyptian Hieroglyphics and Hieratic Scripts.
LECTURES 4 (WEEK 4 Designing Type)
- Constructions and Considerations
Requirement :
Moved out to the first type which is Axial System. For the second color, I used dark orange despite than red because as Mr. Vinod said that red did not match with black.
Axial system seems challenging that I had create many attempt on it. Even the first system is the basic one and had many example on google, it is still hard for me to create this system.
The radial system is quite fun and I'm having fun when doing it until I began the dilatational system. It is difficult when I tried to made the circle word and adjust the position on it. Moreover it is also hard to made the text is readable.
Random is the fastest system I made but I'm not satisfied with the result because it is so ragged. Although it is called random system, we still had to pay attention to the text and composition on it. Therefore, I decided to create a new attempt on those system and using one of constructivism art as the foundation on it.
At my first attempt (the left side), I had many elements like circle (refer to fig 3.3) around it but after that I realized it is not important, I decided to erase it and adjust the text on top and bottom on it following the column space.
Modular and Transitional were both fun to do. On this system, I tried to explore different font and size. For modular system, I need to recreate and explore more layout on it because I did not using geometrical shape to execute it.
Lastly, the bilateral system, which is the centralized layout seems hard to create too because there are many wrong attempt in the class. Most of the font I used was Futura, Gill sans and Univers Ltd.
FINAL OUTCOME :
2. Deconstructing & Identifying Images
Based on the images above, the extracted letterforms I found are I, Y, L, V and H. I adjusted the size and placed it on guides.
3. Typeface References
4. Refinement Letterforms
On my 1st and 2nd refinement, I tried to made the stroke same with the letter I. When Mr. Vinod saw my work, he said that the refinement did not look like a tiger skin anymore. He suggest me to look back the subject especially the shape details and inside of the shape. Below are some result of analyzed the subject.
On the third refinement, I tried to add the skin characteristics on the font by using knife tool to cut out the letter.
The letter still looks awkward and did not presented the subject. Therefore, I cut out inside the letterforms to gain more similarity with the subject.
After adding the cut out letterforms, It is almost looks to represent the subject. The bottom of the letterform need to be more simplified and serif on it instead of the formless shapes. Moreover, I asked my friends opinion about the 4th refinement and they said the letter H is still far than the tiger skin. I fixed it by took some elements and combine it together.
I was satisfied with the result and began to finalize it. Just the letter "Y" bottom part need to be refined a little.
For the logos on the top of the title, I used freepik to find it and edit the color to matches the poster.
I think that the font looks common and did not really attractive so I tried to made the fur effect using window - appearance - fx - distort and transform - roughen. There are a little difference when I put the effects and the word became a little furry.
After I finished the Poster, I asked my relatives opinions to choose the poster they think looks well. Most of them choose the left side (The tiger with the Background).
FINAL OUTCOME :
PDF Version :
Modular system had any various type shapes which is :
On week 2, Mr. Vinod shared out his websites that contains about our next exercises which is exercises 2 : type & play. This article was really helpful to do the second exercises and I read it until week 4. There are some steps to do when we are gonna do this exercises. 6 following steps are :
Tracy Angeline Tio / 0362222 / Bachelor of Design ( Honors ) in Creative Media
Advanced Typography / Taylor's University
TASK 1 : EXERCISES 1 & 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LECTURES
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LECTURES 1 (WEEK 1 Typographic Systems)
- Typographical organization is complex because the elements are dependent on communication as their function. Additional criteria like hierarchy, order of reading, legibility and contrast also come into play.
- The Typographic system refers to the structured hierarchy and organization of type within a design. It encompasses various elements such as typefaces, font sizes, line spacing, line lengths, and color choices that work together to create a cohesive and harmonious layout.
- Shape grammar is a design methodology that uses a set of rules or grammars to generate and evaluate shapes and forms in design. It's often used in architecture, urban design, and product design.
- According to Elam on 2007, there are eight major variations with an infinite number of permutations. These eight major variations are :
1. Axial System : All elements are organized to the left or right of a single axis.
2. Radial System : All elements are extended from a point of focus.
3. Dilatational System : All elements expand from a central point in a circular fashion
4. Random System : Elements appear to have no specific pattern or relationship.
5. Grid System : A system of vertical and horizontal divisions.
6. Modular System : A series of non - objective elements that are constructed in as a standardized units.
7. Transitional System : An informal system of layered banding.
8. Bilateral System : All text is arranged symmetrically on a single axis.
Example of the eight major variations :
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| Fig 1.1 Example of Eight Major Typographic System Week 01 24/04/2024 |
Conclusion :
- Many designers focus primarily on the grid system for design and are unaware of the potential that other systems hold. An understanding of the systems organization process allows the designer to break free from "the rigid horizontal and vertical grid systems of letter press (Elam,2007). It allows designers to use more fluid means to create typographic messages.
LECTURES 2 (WEEK 2 Typographic Composition)
- Understanding Principles of Design Composition
Basic principles of design composition are : contrast, balance, emphasis, rule of third, repetition, movement, hierarchy, alignment, harmony, unity and proportion.
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| Fig 1.2 Emphasis on Typography Week 02 02/05/2024 |
But when we add the principles to the typography, it seems ambiguous because the principles is more suitable in images.
- The Rule of Third
- Rule of third is a photographic guide to composition, it basically suggest that a frame can be divided into 3 columns and 3 rows. The intersecting lines are used as guide to place the points of interest, within the given space.
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| Fig 1.3 Rule of Third and The Example Week 02 02/05/2024 |
- Environmental Grid is the system that based on the exploration of an existing structure or numerous structures combined. An extraction of crucial lines both curved and straight are formed.
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| Fig 1.4 Example of Environmental Grid (Typographic Form and Communication) Week 02 02/05/2024 |
- Form and Movement
- Form and Movement is the system based on the exploration of an existing Grid Systems. The multitude of options the grid offer to dispel seriousness of the grid system and see the turning pages in a book.
- The placement of a form on a page, over many pages creates movement. Whether the page is a paper or screen is irrelevant.
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| Fig 1.5 Example of Form and Movement Week 02 02/05/2024 |
LECTURES 3 (WEEK 3 Context & Creativity)
- Handwriting is the basis or standard for form, spacing and conventions mechanical type would try and mimic. The shape and line of hand drawn letterforms are influenced by the tools and materials used to make them. Before that, let's dive into the evolution of Latin alphabet.
- Evolution of the Latin Alphabet
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| Fig 1.6 Evolution of the Latin Alphabet Week 03 09/05/2024 |
1. Cuneiform (c.3000 B.C.E)
- The earliest system of actual writing, used in a number of languages ( the 34C, B.C.EE through the 1st century C.E).
- It is distinctive wedge form was the result of pressing the blunt end of a reed stylus into wet clay tablets.
- The characters evolved from pictograms and was written from left to the right.
2. Hieroglyphics (2613-2160 B.C.E)
- The Egyptian writing system is fused with the art of relief carving. It was a mixture of both rebus and phonetic characters.
- Hieroglyphics images have the potential to be used in three different ways :
- As ideograms, to represent the things they actually depict.
- As determinatives to show that the signs preceding are meant as phonograms and to indicate the general idea of the word.
- As phonograms to represent sounds that spell out Individual words.
3. Early Greek (5th C. B.C.E)
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| Fig 1.7 Early Greek Week 03 09/05/2024 |
- The Phoenicians developed a phonetic alphabet consisting of 22 letters.
- Early Greek was comprised of only capital letters, written between two guidelines to organize them into horizontal rows.
- Greek was often read in a format known as boustrophedon or “as the ox plows.” One row would read left to right and then switch from right to left.
- These early Greek letters were drawn freehand, not constructed with compasses and rule, and they had no serifs.
- In time the strokes of these letter grew thicker, the aperture lessened, and serifs appeared. The new forms, used for inscriptions throughout the Greek empire, served as models for formal lettering in imperial Rome.
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| Fig 1.8 Roman Uncials Week 03 09/05/2024 |
- By the 4th century Roman letters were becoming more rounded. The curved form allowed for less strokes and could be written faster.
5. English Half Uncials (8th C.E)
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| Fig 1.9 English Half Uncials Week 03 09/05/2024 |
- In England, the uncial evolved into a more slanted and condensed form.
- While English and Irish uncials evolved, writing on the European continent devolved considerably and needed a reformer.
- Luckily it came in the Carolingian Handwriting Reform.
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| Fig 1.10 Carolingian Minuscule Week 03 09/05/2024 |
- The Carolingian minuscule, was used for all legal and literary works to unify communication between the various regions of the expanding European empire. Alexander Nesbitt writes of the importance of this letterform development
- The minuscule was developed from uncials and half-uncials, exploiting the Roman characteristics of rounded, open and clean forms, uniformity, and above all, legibility. Because both ligatures and abbreviations were avoided each letter became a fully realized and independent form.
- The Carolingian minuscule was as important a development as the standard Roman capital, for it was this style that became the pattern for the Humanistic writing of the fifteenth century
7. Black Letter : The Gothic Hand (12-15 C, C.E)
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| Fig 1.11 Black Letter Week 03 09/05/2024 |
- Gothic was the culminating artistic expression of the middle ages, occurring roughly from 1200—1500.
- The vertical supplanted horizontals as the dominant line in architecture; the pointed arch replaced the round arch of the Romans; the almond shape, or mandorla, was preferred. Gothic writing forms reflected this aesthetic.
- Blackletter is characterized by tight spacing and condensed lettering. Evenly spaced verticals dominated the letterforms.
8. The Italian Renaissance
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| Fig 1.12 Italian Renaissance Writing Week 03 09/05/2024 |
- As the Gothic spirit reached its apex in the other areas of Western Europe, Humanist scholars in Italy were slowly reviving the culture of antiquity.
- The Renaissance embrace of ancient Greek and Roman culture spurred a creative wave through Italian art, architecture, literature as well as letterform design.
9. Movable Type (11 C - 14 C)
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| Fig 1.13 Movable Type Week 03 09/05/2024 |
- Moveable type was introduced in the 1000-1100 CE. This innovation was pioneered in China but achieved in Korea (Diamond Sutra).
- In the late 1300 - 1399 CE, Several decades before the earliest printing in Europe (Guttenberg's bible 1439), The Koreans establish a foundry to cast movable type in Bronze.
- Eastern Developments in Handwriting
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| Fig 1.14 Evolution of Middle Eastern Alphabets Week 03 09/05/2024 |
- The oldest writing found in the Indian subcontinet the indus valley civilization (IVC) script (3500 - 2000 BCE) is as yet undeciphered and seems to have been somewhat logo-syllabic in nature.
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| Fig 1.15 Brahmi Script Week 03 09/05/2024 |
- The Brahmi script (450-350 BCE) is the earliest writing system developed in India after the Indus script. It is one of the most influential writing systems. All modern Indian scripts and several hundred scripts found in Southeast and East Asia are derived from Brahmi.
- In conclusion, The oldest writing systems present in Southeast Asia were Indian scripts. There were a few, but the most important would be Pallava, a South Indian script originally used for writing Sanskrit and Tamil.
--- Back to Nowadays ---
- Handwriting
- Why is handwriting important in the study of type/typography?
= We study handwriting because the first mechanically produced letterforms were designed to directly imitate handwriting. Handwriting would become the basis or standard that for form, spacing and conventions mechanical type would try and mimic.
- Programmer and Type Design
- More vernacular scripts are being produced by software giants (google) in their employment. More and more vernacular and multi script typefaces- a term coined by Muthu Nedumaran are being produced to cater to situations where the written matter is communicated in the vernacular script or vernacular and Latin scripts.
- Local Movements and Individuals
- Creativity and Originality are properties that are most often intertwined. It is important for young designers to look inward and examine their histories, civilization, culture and communities to bring these past developments into the future and develop on them.
- Creativity and inspiration should begin by observing our surroundings and exploration of our collective histories.
LECTURES 4 (WEEK 4 Designing Type)
- Stages of Designing Type
- Type Design carries a social responsibility so one must continue to improve its legibility. Type design is a form of artistic expression.
- General Process of Type Design :
1. Research : Understand Type history, anatomy, and conventions, etc. On this stage, determine the type's purpose or what it would be used for.
2. Sketching : Some designers sketch their typefaces using traditional or digital tools. Both methods are fine and they have their positives and negatives.
3. Digitization : We could use Font Lab and Glyphs to digitization the typefaces or Adobe Illustrator also can. On this stage, we should paid attention to the whole and counter form. The readability if the typeface is heavily dependent on it.
4. Testing : Important stages of designing type to know the refining and correcting progress aspects of the typeface.
5. Deploy : Whenever we deploying typeface, there are always teething problems that did not come to the fore during the prototyping and testing phases. The rigour of the testing is important in so that the teething issue remain minor.
- Typeface Construction
Roman Capital : The grid consists of square, and inside it a circle that just touches the lines of the square in four places. Using grids can facilitate the construction of a letterforms and is a possible method to build/create/design letterforms.
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| Fig 1.16 Roman Capital Example Week 04 15/05/2024 |
- Depending on their form and construction, the 26 characters of the alphabet can be arranged into groups, whereby a distinction is made between a group for the capitals and a group for lowercase letters.
- Many different forms and constructions must be taken into account when designing a new type. An important visual correction is the extrusion of curved forms past the baseline and cap line.
- Most typefaces come about due to a need or demand. The motivation can be intrinsic and extrinsic.
- Intrinsic : the designer has an inexplicable need driven by interest to design a typeface, and seeks out a form that comes close to fulfilling a desire.
- Extrinsic : the designer has been commissioned or the student designer has a task to complete that involves designing a typeface.
LECTURES 5 (WEEK 5 Perception and Organization)
- Perception in Typography deals with the visual navigation and interpretation of the reader via contrast, form and organization of the content. On this lectures, we are gonna talk about form and contrast.
1. Contrast
- Based on Carl Dair's, Contrast could refer to seven type which is :
- Size : A contrast of size provides a point to which the reader's attention is drawn. Example the letters are big and small, so we firstly focused on the big one.
- Weight : It describes how bold type can stand out in the middle of lighter type of the same style.
- Form : It is the distinction between a capital letter and it is lowercase equivalent or a roman letter and it is italic , condensed, etc.
- Structure : It means different letterforms of different kinds of typefaces. Example a monoline sans serif and traditional serif.
- Texture : It refers to the way the lines of type look as a whole up close and from a distance.
- Direction : The opposition between vertical and horizontal and the angles in between. Mixing wide blocks of long lines with tall columns of short line can also create a contrast.
- Color : The use of color is suggested that a second color is often less emphatic in values than plain black on white.
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| Fig 1.17 Contrast Example Size - Color (From left to right) Week 05 21/05/2024 |
2. Form
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| Fig 1.18 Typography Form Week 05 21/05/2024 |
- A good form in typography tends to be visually intriguing to the eye. It leads the eye from point to point, it entertains the mind and is most memorable.
- Two function that can be seen on Typography is to represent a concept and to do so in Visual form.
- Two function that can be seen on Typography is to represent a concept and to do so in Visual form.
- The interplay of meaning and form brings a balanced harmony both in terms of function and expression.
3. Organization / Gestalt
- Gestalt Psychology is an attempt to understand the laws behind the ability to acquire and maintain meaningful. Gestalt theory emphasizes that the whole of anything is greater than it is parts.
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| Fig 1.19 Gestalt Principles Example Week 05 21/05/2024 |
- Law of Similarity : It states that elements that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as a unified group.
- Law of Proximity : It states that elements that are close together tend to be perceived as unified group.
- Law of Closure : Refers to the mind tendency to see complete figures or forms even if a picture is incomplete.
- Law of Good Continuation : Holds that human tend to perceive each of two or more objects as different, singular and uninterrupted object even when they intersect.
- Law of Symmetry (Pragranz) : It states that humans perceive symmetrical objects and forms as more visually pleasing, balanced, and organized than asymmetrical ones.
- Law of Area : Emphasizes that larger visual elements are more likely to be perceived as the primary focus (figure) compared to smaller elements,
- Organization of information in the form of laying out complex content in a hierarchical manner requires practice and the knowledge gained here in but also else where.
INSTRUCTIONS
MIB BOOKLET :
EXERCISES 1
Typographic System
On this exercises, we were required to explore the eight of typographic system which is axial, radial, dilational, random, grid, modular, transitional and bilateral system. We were given the content on the booklet which is :
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| Fig 3.1 Content Given Week 01 24/04/2024 |
- Use Adobe In Design
- Canvas Size 200 x 200 mm
- Use Black + 1 colour only
- Graphical Elements are allowed but limitedly (line, dot,etc)
Below these three given font, I chose Russian Constructivism and Graphic Design as my header. Before I do my task, I searched on some meaning and references about Russian Constructivism.
Russian Constructivism was a pioneering art movement from early 20th century Russia, that lasted roughly from 1915-1930. Leading artists, including Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko, explored a new, constructed language of geometry, making angular sculptures from scraps and shards of industrial materials. (View Source here)
Below are some famous constructivism art that could be used as references on my task.
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| Fig 3.2 Mood board Week 02 30/04/2024 |
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| Fig 3.3 Exercises 1 Progress Week 02 30/04/2024 |
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| Fig 3.4 Axial System Attempt #1 Week 02 30/04/2024 |
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| Fig 3.5 Radial System Attempt #1 Week 02 30/04/2024 |
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| Fig 3.6 Dilatational System Attempt #1 Week 02 30/04/2024 |
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| Fig 3.7 Random System Attempt #1 Week 02 30/04/2024 |
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| Fig 3.8 Random System Attempt #2 (Right image is the References) Week 02 05/05/2024 |
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| Fig 3.9 Grid System Attempt #1 Week 02 30/04/2024 |
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| Fig 3.10 Grid System Progress Week 02 30/04/2024 |
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| Fig 3.11 Modular System Attempt #1 Week 02 30/04/2024 |
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| Fig 3.12 Modular System Attempt #2 Week 02 05/05/2024 |
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| Fig 3.13 Transitional System Attempt #1 Week 02 30/04/2024 |
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| Fig 3.14 Bilateral System Attempt #1 Week 02 30/04/2024 |
FINAL OUTCOME :
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| Fig 3.15 Final Axial System (JPEG) Week 02 05/05/2024 |
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| Fig 3.16 Final Radial System (JPEG) Week 02 05/05/2024 |
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| Fig 3.17 Final Dilatational System (JPEG) Week 02 05/05/2024 |
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| Fig 3.18 Final Random System (JPEG) Week 02 05/05/2024 |
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| Fig 3.19 Final Grid System (JPEG) Week 02 05/05/2024 |
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| Fig 3.20 Final Modular System (JPEG) Week 02 05/05/2024 |
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| Fig 3.21 Final Transitional System (JPEG) Week 02 05/05/2024 |
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| Fig 3.22 Final Bilateral System (JPEG) Week 02 05/05/2024 |
PDF Without Grid :
Fig 3.23 Final Outcome Exercises 1 Without Grid (PDF) Week 03 05/05/2024
PDF With Grid :
Fig 3.24 Final Outcome Exercises 1 With Grid (PDF) Week 03 05/05/2024
EXERCISES 2
Type & Play
On this exercises, we were tasked to create a font based on the images we found. Study the images carefully and analyzed, identify the potential letterforms. Refined the font to be more simple and reflect the origin images.
After the letterforms are done, create a poster using the font and images that are related to the letter characteristics. (Poster size : 1024 px x 1024 px, 300 ppi)
PROGRESS
1. Finding an Images :
After browsing and find an idea what subject I'm going to do, I tried the tiger skin as my subject.
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| Fig 4.1 Chosen Subject (Tiger Skin) Week 03 08/05/2024 |
There were many varieties type of shapes on it to do more exploration of the font. Therefore, I adjust the opacity and tried to find a letterforms on it.
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| Fig 4.2 Identifying Letterforms Week 03 08/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.3 Letterforms on Guides Week 03 08/05/2024 |
Out of 10 Letterforms Mr. Vinod gave, I choose Bodoni Std Poster Compressed as my references because the stroke and thick of the fonts had similarity as mine, especially the letter "I".
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| Fig 4.4 Identifying a References Typefaces Week 03 08/05/2024 |
I started to attempt the refinement progress to make it more simplified.
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| Fig 4.5 Refinement Attempt #1 Week 03 08/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.6 Re-look and studying the subject characteristics Week 03 08/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.7 3rd Refinement Week 04 15/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.8 Comparison Between 3rd and 4th Refinement Week 04 15/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.9 5th Refinement Week 04 15/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.10 Letter "Y" refinement Week 04 15/05/2024 |
Refinement Recap :
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| Fig 4.11 Compiled Process Week 04 15/05/2024 |
Final Letter Forms :
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| Fig 4.12 Final Letter Forms Week 04 15/05/2024 |
5. Creating The Poster
When the letterforms are finished, I created the poster as instructed on this exercises. I firstly tried to find a tiger images on Pinterest and below are some of the attempts.
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| Fig 4.13 Poster Attempts Week 04 20/05/2024 |
Progress :
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| Fig 4.14 Poster Progress Week 04 18/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.15 Browse Logo on Freepik Week 04 18/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.16 Progress and Comparison Before Roughen (Top) and After Week 04 18/05/2024 |
FINAL OUTCOME :
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| Fig 4.17 Images Extraction Recap Week 05 20/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.18 Reference Type + Entire Process Refinement Week 05 20/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.19 Comparison Between Initial Extraction and Final Refinement Week 05 20/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.20 Final All the Letterforms Week 05 20/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.21 Final Letter "I" Week 05 20/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.22 Final Letter "Y" Week 05 20/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.23 Final Letter "L" Week 05 20/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.24 Final Letter "V" Week 05 20/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.25 Final Letter "H" Week 05 20/05/2024 |
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| Fig 4.26 Final Movie Poster Outcome (JPEG) Week 05 20/05/2024 |
Fig 4.27 All Recapitulation Task 1 Exercises 2 (PDF) Week 05 20/05/2024
FEEDBACK
Week 1
General Feedback : Watch Lecture 1 and upload your blog link into the sheet. Make sure that it is labelled "Advanced Typography"
Specific Feedback : Start doing task 2 and when you put the references in the blog, please provide the source.
Week 2
General Feedback : Learn to understanding a feedback. If we do not get a feedback for our personal work, we could listen and applied others feedback to own work as well.
Specific Feedback : Mr. Vinod commented that we need to stop making the number bigger for the date and reduce the used of graphical elements. Beware when using a color. Red and Black does not look good each others.
Week 3
General Feedback : Study the images/subject carefully before moving to the refinement process. Tried to find the simple but had a strong characters could been built on it. If the subject had many shapes and hard to read, zoom the subject and took the specific things to made the letterforms.
Specific Feedback : The letterforms had to presented the subject we choose. Tried to keep balance and make sure the letter is outside the subject style.
Week 4
General Feedback : The poster should be attractive when people seeing it. Find more example of movie poster and can follow up with that. The background also should not too detailed because it would cover up the font. Tried to search the simple and to the point images.
Specific Feedback : The images should presented the letterforms very well. Find the images that had similarity with your letterforms.
REFLECTIONS
Experience
Both exercises are gave me a good experience to exploring more about Typography. I got to used Adobe In Design after a few times I did not use it. In exercises 1, I mainly struggles with dilatational system and the limited graphical elements. I tend to used many graphic elements rather than paid attention to the font. At the end of the result, I could finally managing the font and the graphical balancing. On exercises 2, I also learn how to represented a letterform from the subject we choose. It is hard at first but the entire progress to made it was fun. I think that the most interesting part is when creating the poster using our own letterforms. It was enjoyable where I could freely experienced the own layout for my movie poster.
Observation
On exercises 1, I observed that we need to gain a deeper understanding of every system before creating it. From feedback session every week, I heard a lot that our problem is not only the font or design but it is not categorized on the system we meant. Then for the next exercises, same with the previous exercises where we need to study the subject more than we can move to the extraction. The key is know what we want to make first like example before know two, we know one.
Findings
I found that typography is one of the module I need to be improved on. The arrangement and typesetting on exercises 1 is not still perfectly balanced and same. Therefore, I need to learn and learn what is still lacks. Same with the exercises 2 where I do a lot of refinement because I need to improved the type. Typography is not easy yet not hard. What I found on this exercises is that we just need to improved our understanding and knew what is good and bad in our design.
FURTHER READING
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| Fig 7.1 Typography System by Kimberly Elam Week 01 27/04/2024 |
This book had taught me about eight typography systems and the example of each others. I read all of them and mostly the modular system to gain more understand on it.
Modular system is dependent on standardized non-objective elements or units that act as a ground to hold and contain text. Composition are created by the organization and placement of the modular units. Example of the modular system include building blocks, storage containers and component systems. On this book, Elam illustrate modular as a geometrical hexagon on bee.
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| Fig 7.2 Example Illustration on Modular system Week 01 27/04/2024 |
- Circle Modules
- Square Modules
- Rectangle Modules
- Transparency
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| Fig 7.3 Type of Modular System Week 01 27/04/2024 |
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| Fig 7.4 Kreatif Beats - Finding Type : A Novel Typographic Exercise (Link) Week 02 - 04 04/05/2024 - 15/04/2024 |
- Finding an Image : Image should have a strong and consistent character (subject matters)
- Deconstructing an Image : Identified shapes and forms of the object. the nature of lines, texture and overall form.
- Identifying letterforms : Outlining the image to identify letterforms. The shape may not look like a letter but as long as it resembles, it is acceptable.
- Extracting letterforms : Place the letterform on a baseline and identified the characteristics
- Identify a Reference Typeface : Reference serves as a guide of the letterform. Find a font that similar then adjust the size, stroke, etc.
- Refining letterforms : by introduce consistency in height, width, contrast, deliberate on retaining or removing characteristics and decide what areas require simplification.
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