Go Yin Nee (300 491 531)
Typography
Lecture
Mr Vinod started off by guiding us the right way to do our ePortfolio as a lot of students do it wrongly. After that, we have a discussion and sharing sessions towards our second task. Each of us shared our final outcome and explained the rationale of our font designs. Also, we giving out feedback and suggestion. Lastly, Mr.Vinod explaining the types of fonts from slide presentation and giving out our third task which is designing fonts based on our personality.
Type expression (20%)
Task 1: Identify 4 words that describe you. You will then express typographically the meaning of these words without the aid of a visual. You are only allowed to manipulate the type to express the inherent meaning of the chosen words.
Draw two 7cm squares on an A4 graph paper using a pencil. Ensure the boxes are centered vertically and horizontally in the A4 paper. Do the same for two other sheets of paper to obtain 4 squares in total.
Draw and express you respective words. Upon approval digitize your artworks using Adobe Illustrator and print them out. Update your eportfolio throughout the task and ensure every aspect of the process is documented methodically.
Marking criteria: Your work will be judged on whether you have been able to capture the meaning or action of the chosen words through your designs. The designed words in the type expression task must showcase sensitivity in balance, proportion and composition. It must reflect the inherent meanings of the words. You will be judged on whether you have demonstrated critical thinking and exploration. This evidence must be visible in your postings in the eportfolio and your in-class process work.
(2-3 weeks)
0.5 stroke width
10 pt, 1.15 spacing
First of all, I started off by referring the examples that Mr.Vinod posted on Facebook
Also, I did some research based on words design
Words design can actually describe a personality. For example the word "Playful" as shown below
Therefore, I take four of my personalities as my type expression
SHY
LAZY
PLAYFUL
CALM
These are my sketches before proceeding to final outcome.
The exercise requires you to use "existing font"to express the meaning of the word. You cannot create or distort the font. You can choose your font from the font folio pack that provided. Choose the appropriate font and arrange it in an unique way.
Reflection
Experience: I experienced the difficulty on drawing again. I draw only the four personalities of mine on my sketches without trying out other words.
Observation: I observed that designing fonts based on the words itself was fun. It was much more easier than designing my name. Also, I observed that I have some difficulty on understand the task requirement.
Finding: I found that I have to be more creative and think out of the box. I want the words matching with my font I chose and arrange it meaningfully.
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