Advanced Typo: Exercises
week 1 - week 0 (24.08.20 - 00.00.20)
Park hyoung yoon (0325165)
Bachelor in Design (Honors) in Creative Media
Advanced Typography
Instructions -
MIB
Exercise 1 : Typographic Systems
week 1 26.08.20
On first week, eight types of typographic systems were to be used to create
two poster for each systems with given information.
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| FIg 1.01 Progress (26.08.20) |
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| Fig 1.02 Axial System 1st Attempt (26.08.20) |
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| Fig 1.03 Radial System 1st Attempt (26.08.20) |
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| Fig 1.04 Dilational System 1st Attempt (26.08.20) |
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| Fig 1.05 Random System 1st Attempt (26.08.20) |
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Fig 1.06 Grid System 1st Attempt (26.08.20) |
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| Fig 1.07 Transitional System 1st Attempt (26.08.20) |
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| Fig 1.08 Modular System 1st Attempt (26.08.20) |
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| Fig 1.09 Bilateral System 1st Attempt (26.08.20) |
After the feed back, grid system and modular system had to be fit in grid and redone.
Grid system
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| Fig 1.10 Grid system redone 01 in grid (02.09.20) |
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Fig 1.11 Grid system redone 02 in grid (02.09.20) |
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| Fig 1.12 Grid system redo (02.09.20) |
Modular system
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| Fig 1.13 Modular system in grid (02.09.20) |
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Fig 1.14 modular system redo (02.09.20) |
Exercise 2A : Type and Play - Finding type
week 2 02.09.20
students had to chose an image between man-made objects or structures or
nature. After selecting the image the image needs to be dissected and
analysed to identify five potential letter forms.
Selected Image
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Fig 2.01 oil paint texture |
Dissecting the image
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| Fig 2.02 Dissection (02.09.20) |
Extracting the letters
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| Fig 2.03 Letter H (02.09.20) |
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| Fig 2.04 Letter I (02.09.20) |
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| Fig 2.05 Letter J (02.09.20) |
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| Fig 2.06 Letter k (02.09.20) |
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| Fig 2.07 Letter L (02.09.20) |
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| Fig 2.08 Letters extracted (02.09.20) |
Adjusting the letters
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| Fig 2.09 Adjusting letters (02.09.20) |
Letters are compared to Futura typeface and adjusted without losing too
much of its inherit style.
After the letters were adjusted, to enhance the oil paint style, textures
were added and edges of the letters were refined.
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| Fig 2.10 Letter H - L in black and white (02.09.20) |
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| Fig 2.11 Letter H-L in color (02.09.20) |
PDF of the letter H to L
Exercise 2B : Type and Image
week 3 09.09.20
An image of man-made structure or object, and nature will be combined
with a letter/word/sentence. The objective is to enhance or support
the interplay between the chosen letter/word/sentence and the selected
image. the text must be woven into a symbiotic relationship with the
image.
Attempt 01
Chosen image - Dancing Black Cat
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Fig 3.01 Dancing Black Cat meme (09.09.20) |
Progress
I have illustrated the cat with Photoshop as the image resolution was
too low to work with.
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| Fig 3.02 Image illustration progress (09.09.20) |
Adding the text to the illustration. The size of canvas is set to A3
size. Three color scheme was made to see the layouts and to see the
harmony of the illustrations and the text. 'Take a Look' is a pun in
Korea how cats are called as the cats acts strange and weird making
people to look at them.
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Fig 3.03 Three color layout (09.09.20) |
Texts are added with mixed paint flowing visual to give more dynamics
and the randomness of the cat in a weird pose.
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Fig 3.04 first attempt outcome (09.09.20) |
Attempt 02
Chosen Image - Jumping Cat by Kemal Slimovic
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Fig 3.05 Photography of Kemal Slimovic (09.09.20) |
This image is also illustrated to have consistent visual. 'Butterfly
Effect' is chosen to be used with this image as it is literally the
reason why the cat jumped.
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Fig 3.06 First layout of Attempt 02 (09.09.20) |
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| Fig 3.07 Second layout of Attempt 02 (09.09.20) |
For this layout the word butterfly effect is distorted to express the
meaning of butterfly effect which is an idea of small things can have
non-linear impacts on complex system, a concept of butterfly flapping
its wings causing a typhoon.
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| Fig 3.08 Third layout of Attempt 02 (09.09.20) |
After feedback, the lecturer mentioned the typeface design has no
relation with the image and suggested to try using shadows to blend
in the typeface.
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| Fig 3.09 Final Outcome (16.09.20) |
FEEDBACK
-week 1-2
Most of the systems were fine but when grid system and modular system
were used I did not use the grid in a proper way so i had to arrange
and align them in a proper grid.
-week 3
The letters extracted and adjusted were done nicely, no other fixes
need to be made.
-week 4
the artwork looked nice but the typeface design and the image did not
blend well together as there were no relation.
REFLECTION
Experience
-week 1
It was hard to use some of the systems as I was not familiar with
those kinds of systems but as I researched and worked on it, I've
found a way to work with it
-week 2
at first glance the task seemed too much to be finished in one week
but as i worked on it, refining the letters and applying inherent
style to the typeface were enjoyable.
-week 3
It was fun working with the paint strokes to create a typeface
digitally.
-week 4
Had fun with this exercise as there were lots of thing to be
experimented. however most of the work was not acceptable as the
typeface did not express the image.
Observation
-week 1
although the systems are different, they all had one common goal which
is the readability and passing on the information. The design had to
draw the attention to the viewer and the information had to be passed
with good readability.
-week 2
The final outcome were satisfying, the textures helped to bring out
the inherent style.
-week 3
the pen tool could really bring the texture of the strokes which was
surprising. dissecting the image seemed unreasonable at first but in
the end it did help to find the letters.
-week 4
the background surroundings and the basic aura had to be observed to
express typography that supports the chosen image.
Findings
-week 1
The eight systems given were some what similar but had different
unique styles. The systems helped me to observe and differentiate the
systems used by designers.
-week 2
I've found out how the designers make the typography to have hand
written appearance digitally, and how they are inspired by surrounding
objects.
-week 3
found new techniques to imply brush textures to typeface.
-week 4
The typography should be seen as one with the image which was
difficult but managed to find a way to blend in the typography using
shadows.
Further Reading
week 1
Title - Typography Essentials : 100 Design Principles for Working with
Type
Author - Saltz, Ina
Published - 2019
this book contains lots of typography example that are used in the
current market. This book has lots of good examples of how good
typography logo is made, how paragraphs are arranged and how the words
are placed in posters.
week 3
Title - Typographic Design : Form and Communication
Author - Rob Carter, , Philip B. Meggs, , Ben Day, , Sandra Maxa, , and
Mark Sanders
Published - 2014
this book has information about how typography evolved and used in the
digital age. also the book contains motion graphic of typography using
several examples of documentary and movies.
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