Typography / Final Compilation & Reflection

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September 26 - December 26 / Week 1 - Week 14

Sheren Princessa Davon / 0362134

Typography / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylor's University

Final Compilation & Reflection

INSTRUCTIONS

Task 1: Exercises


SUBMISSIONS

TASK 1: Exercise 1 - Type Expression
Week 1 - Week 3 (26/09/23 - 27/10/23)

Fig 1.1 Final Type Expression - JPG. Week 3 (10/10/23)

Fig 1.2 Final Type Expression - PDF. Week 3 (10/10/23)

Fig 1.3 Final Type Animation - GIF. Week 3 (15/10/23)


TASK 1: Exercise 2 - Text Formatting
Week 4 - Week 5 (17/10/23 - 25/10/23)

HEAD
Font/s: ITC Garamond Std Ultra Italic 
Type Size/s: 45 pt (headline), 33 pt (byline)
Leading: 43 pt (headline), 35 pt (byline)
Paragraph spacing: -

BODY
Font/s: Univers LT Std 55 Roman
Type Size/s: 9 pt (body text), 8 pt (caption)
Leading: 11 pt (body text), 10 pt (caption)
Paragraph spacing: 11 pt (body text)
Characters per-line: 59 characters
Alignment: Left-aligned 

Margins: 15 mm (top and bottom), 12,7mm (left and right)
Columns: 2
Gutter: 4,233 mm

Fig 1.4 Final Text Formatting (no grids) - JPG. Week 5 (25/10/23)

Fig 1.4 Final Text Formatting (With grids) - JPG. Week 5 (25/10/23)


Fig 1.4 Final Text Formatting (No grids) - PDF. Week 5 (25/10/23)


Fig 1.4 Final Text Formatting (with grids) - JPG. Week 5 (25/10/23)



TASK 2: Typographic Exploration & Communication
Week 6 - Week 8 (30/10/23 - 18/11/23)

Fig 2.1 Final Text Exploration (Without grids) - JPG. Week 7 (07/11/23)

Fig 2.2 Final Text Exploration (With grids) - JPG. Week 7 (07/11/23)


Fig 2.3 Final Text Exploration (Without grids) - PDF. Week 7 (07/11/23)

Fig 2.4 Final Text Exploration (With grids) - PDF. Week 7 (07/11/23)



TASK 3: Type Design & Communication
Week 9 - Week 12 (11/12/23 - 12/12/23)

Font download link: 

Fig 3.1 Fontlab screengrab of letters - Week 11 (05/12/23)

Fig 3.2 Final Type Design "Striker" - JPG. Week 12 (12/12/23)


Fig 3.3 Final Type Design "Striker" - PDF. Week 12 (12/12/23)


Fig 3.4 Final Type Design Poster - JPG. Week 12 (12/12/23)


Fig 3.5 Final Type Design Poster - PDF. Week 12 (12/12/23)

REFLECTION

Experience
Since I read the module information booklet, I've been excited to finally learn the basics in Typography. Though expressing type simply through words and symbols only was quite challenging, I really enjoyed the process of learning the techniques, as well as finally creating my own typeface. I

Observations
Through this semester, I really gained more knowledge and insight towards typography. I learned some of the history behind some letterforms and typefaces and I found that really interesting. It was really nice learning about how the letters came to be the letters we now know as English. 

Findings
I find that I now know the difference between a typeface, font, letterform. I also know how to identify the baseline, cap height, etc. of a certain typeface. I notice the significance and importance of typography in our world today, especially how we make use of it. A certain typeface or text-formatting must reflect the message being communicated. I can't wait to learn more in Advanced Typography in my coming semesters.


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