This project will examine the concept of typography as an expressive
visual system. Explore the potential of using a typeface category for the bases
of your personal identity.
Goal:
Express a personality through only typographic form, specifically at the level of letterform?
Objective
Develop a “typographic portrait” of yourself by creating one uppercase and one lower case letter that visually express your personality.
Task:
Design an uppercase and a lowercase letter, label the architecture of the letters. Then draw one of the two letters on cover stock and color.
Brainstorming:
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First let your mind go and just be creative.
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Second, use inspiration: typography, or delicious, your binder, any book from my desk or any other material.
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Next draw your initials in uppercase and lowercase form.
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You Need at least 5 different sketchs. Take up the full sheet or draw an the back.
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Then label each sketch with correct type style.
Example of brainstorming sketch
Serif Oldstyle Modern Slab Serif |
Sans Serif Sans Serif |
Other Decorative Script Blackletter |