Advanced Typography task 3
25.10.2023-01.12.2023
Guan Wee Lun/0364012Advanced Typography/Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Task 3
CONTENT
refer to task 1
Instruction
Task 3 Type Exploration and Application
Requirement
Create a font that is intended to solve a larger problem or meant to be part of a solution in the area of your interest be it graphic design, animation, new media or entertainment design or any other related area not necessarily reflecting your specialization result: a complete generated font (.ttf) with applications.
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Explore the use of an existing letterform in an area of interest, understand its existing relationship, identify areas that could be improved upon, explore possible solutions or combinations that may add value to the existing letterform / lettering. End result: a complete generated font (.ttf) with applications.
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Experiment. For your idea to qualify as an experiment it must be novel and unique — working with material that might be 3- dimensional, digitally augmented, edible, unusual, typographic, music video or fine art. End result: defined by student.
Process
Week 1- Week 2
Idea and sketches
First of all, I choose to explore an existing typeface and add more value to it to solve other problem. I found the font that is used in the poster Enigma a Thai Tv series.
I am inspired by this font used in the poster than I started to think how to make a change and applied in reality, I choose to apply for Subtitle for horror movie and manga, it's for some special subtitle for mysterious object.
And I started out with sketching the original font and made some changes to it as the font inside the poster is an original font and added some decoration on it, I decided to use the decoration as a style of the font.
Week 3 - Week 4
Digitization
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Figure 1.1 Rough digitization (06.11.2023).png)
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Figure 1.2 Rough digitization outline view (06.11.2023)
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Figure 1.3 Font design in illustrator (06.11.2023)
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Figure 1.4 Font design in illustrator (06.11.2023)
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Figure 1.5 Font design in illustrator (06.11.2023)
Week 5
Export to Font forge
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Figure 1.6 Font Lab Progression 1(13.10.2023)
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Figure 1.7 Font Lab Progression 2(13.10.2023)
Week 6-Week 7
Font presentation and application
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Figure 1.8 Font presentation and application progression (27.11.2023)
Final Outcome
FONT DOWNLOAD LINK: EnigmaJPEG
Figure 1.9 Final Font presentation 1(01.12.2023)
Figure 2.1 Final Font presentation 2(01.12.2023)
Figure 2.2 Final Font presentation 3(01.12.2023)
Figure 2.3 Final Font presentation 4 (01.12.2023)
Figure 2.4 Final Font Application 1(01.12.2023)
Figure 2.5 Final Font Application 2(01.12.2023)
Figure 2.6 Final Font Application 3(01.12.2023)
Figure 2.7 Final Font Application 4(01.12.2023)
PDF
Figure 2.8 Final Font Presentation.PDF (01.12.2023)
Figure 2.9 Final Font Presentation.PDF (01.12.2023)
Feedback
Week 9
Specific Feedback: the font is already created; I can create a font using the poster as reference
Week 10
Specific feedback: The Alphabet V created incorrectly.
Week11
Specific feedback: need the overline and the descender line for the small alphabet.
Specific Feedback: the font is already created; I can create a font using the poster as reference
Week 10
Specific feedback: The Alphabet V created incorrectly.
Week11
Specific feedback: need the overline and the descender line for the small alphabet.
Week 12
Specific Feedback: My work process is too slow, need to speed up.
Specific Feedback: My work process is too slow, need to speed up.
Week 13
Specific Feedback: Need to improve on the application, as the font is too small for just sub.
Specific Feedback: Need to improve on the application, as the font is too small for just sub.
Week 14
General Feedback: submit by this Friday, all of the e portfolios need to be done.
Reflection
Experience
This task is super dopper stress, it took about 6 weeks to done it, it is very frustrating when designing the alphabet. when the alphabet done, and combine into font, it's always look weird. It don't look like a well-done work and need to adjust again and again. this experience let learn a lot and let me know time management is very important for a designer.
Observation
Through this task, I observed that not just designing from my brain, I need to think about the balanced of the font with every alphabet together, I am satisfied with the alphabet I made but when it's together it looks crocked and also, I will need patient in doing font design, a peaceful heart to do it.
Findings
I found out that creating a whole font is very hard, it can be very frustrating to done it, adjusting each little part.
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