Design Research Methodology

 26.10.2022 - 23.11.2022 (Week 9 - Week 13) 

Teo Javin 0349352

Design Research Methodology  

Task 3 

Type Exploration & Application

Lecture

Instructions

Figure2.1, MIB

Exploration

Feedback

Week 12:

General Feedback: Can write this is a typeface designed for online game tournaments

Make a fictional online tournament poster Start working on application Week 11:

General Feedback: Still have lots of work to do, finish it faster

Specific Feedback: Stem of Y could mimic X's Stem of the Z is too "aggressive". Remove protruded area of the hairline of Z. Make upper part shorter as the hairline is always shorter, and make the base wider. (Z)

Week 10:

General Feedback: Don't make too much counterspace in an alphabet Specific Feedback: G is too wide, too much counterspace Go for the 2nd E, which looks better Week 9:

General Feedback: Medieval + Futuristic font: they are completely different. Medieval- very characteristic Futuristic- very simplified. Will be challenging.
              Chinese-themed font: Many people tried, must make it stand out than the rest.

Specific Feedback: Chinese-themed "Latin" font: If can create something equally                 as revolting as that, that would be great.

Reflection

Experience    - It turned out pretty well. I might even use my font when creating a poster for my friend as he had organized Valorant tournaments before. However, the time it takes to adjust and kern every letter is just mentally painful, but I enjoyed the process and the assignment itself as I get to choose what I wanted to make (free-titled).

Observation  - I realized how hard is was to balance counterspace and aesthetics. Some of my letters looked pretty good in my opinion when they were alone, but created a lot of counterspace when placed with other letters in a sentence, making it look weird.

Finding          - Fonts are HARD to make! Precision and consistency is needed to make a functioning and appealing font, but it was hard to balance them in my opinion. Some letters looked nice, but once compared to other letters, they looked too thin/ too short, etc. I felt like I could make my font more consistent if I had better planning on time management as the end of the semester is usually the busiest.