Typography Task 3a
17.5.2022 - 7.6.2022 (Week 8 - Week 11)
Teo Javin 0349352
Typography / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media / Taylor's
University
Task 3(A)/ Type Design and Communication
Lecture
Week 8 Lecture
In this lecture, Mr. Vinod explained about how to start our Task 3(A)
Assignment. He taught us how to analyze and deconstruct an alphabet on
Illustrator.
Figure1.1 Deconstruction of an alphabet
Mr. Vinod also taught me how to create fonts using shapes in Illustrator and
the rules of a typefont.
- Ascender and Descender line <1000pt
- Capital Line
- Baseline 500pt
- Median Line
Figure 1.2 Using shapes to create a font
Instruction
Figure2.1 Module Information Booklet
Task
We were tasked to create a font of our own and use it for Task 3(B). The
letters that will be used are:
a e t k g r i y m p n ! # , .
I've made some sketches and decided to use the first font for the final
result.
Figure3.1 Font sketches, 6 June 2022
I used Illustrator to deconstruct the letters first and then create
my font.
Figure3.2 Deconstruction of letters, 6 June 2022
Finalized font
Figure3.4 Font final result, 6 June 2022
Measurements:
Ascender: 815 pt
Capital height: 620 pt
Baseline: 200 pt
Descender: 0 pt
After finalizing the font, I used export each font into FontLab 7
to convert it into a font type.
Figure3.5 Added font into FontLab7, 7 June 2022
I added each font into their specific place and started trying out my
font. However, something weird happened, the counter in "e" was
filled.
Figure3.6 Uh oh, 7 June 2022
I then started using trial and errors and somehow got it back to
normal. I tried joining the inner paths of the letter, then click on
reverse contour.
Figure3.7 Problem solved, 7 June 2022
After hours of troubleshooting, I was finally able to proceed
to create more sample text.
Figure3.8 Sample text, 7 June 2022
After sampling them, I proceed to create the pdf for final
submission.
Final Result
Figure4.1 Final Result in JPEG, 7 June 2022
Figure4.2 Final result in PDF, 7 June 2022
Feedback
Week 8
-
2nd-6th sketch doesn't look good, could go with 1st.
Week 9
- The "e" looks more like a "Q".
Reflection
Experience
It was a butt-clenching experience as after some research, I realized how much effort it took to create a font and I also started struggling in keeping up with assignments of other subjects.
Observation
This task was a hard one to execute due to my lack of knowledge in creating fonts. In my opinion, detailed analysing, deconstructing and recreating new fonts are the hardest and time-consuming process throughout this whole task.
Findings
I'm glad that I now know the process and creating fonts and analysing how they were constructed.
Further Reading
Figure5.1 typographic design: form and communication
This book has helped me to get ideas on how to deconstruct letterfonts and create my own.
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