This week in Typography, we set up the template for our Design books. The idea of this is that we piece together all of our work over the next 12 weeks into this book (like a professional scrap book) to show as the final outcome. Showing how we've developed and improved. Using projects from class and our own personal ideas. Good one P.
Pinterest
Like usual, I've been keeping my Pinterest Boards up to date, feel free to check them out I'll leave a link at the bottom. I've found some pretty good typography interests this week. I decided to look up Gothic styles, and Game works, because they're my key interests. And I found some pretty neat stuff. Gives me a few ideas of a type I could create myself in future to add to my art. I do tend to work in brighter colours though. Hm..
As for the game side of things, that's more about layout of the text compared to the style. People tend to use the words to create a shape with the text like an iconic symbol within a particular game. Like the Legend of Zelda one I have shown here. I think this method is pretty effective. They say that words paint a picture in your mind, and they certainly do. Literally!
Project One: Nature's Alphabet
I knew the first project wasn't going to come far behind. Pah-Drake has gave us the task to create our own alphabet using the world around us. Basically, you look up at a tree and the branches make the shape of a letter "F", you take a picture and that would be your F. Doesn't have to be trees, it can be the bottom of a coffee cup or dirt in a puddle or something.
Below is a few thumbnails of pictures I found yesterday. I didn't highlight the letters, but can you spot them?
Class Workshop: Fancy Times
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| Our group, their group, Close-up! |
In our lecture this week we were asked to fill two massive pages, as a class, with various signatures and designs of font to show off our names. Pah-Drake said it was going up on the walls in the Hallway so we all thought we were going to be famous. Excited about on oncoming fame, we all set off to fill these massive pages. Slightly intimidated by the pages, instead of the task at hand.
We all had to do one formal signature, one fun attempt that could possibly go on a business card, and write one thing about us that nobody else knew. Isn't that a scary concept? We then swapped with another classmate and did their names in our 2 styles. We managed to fill the paper up pretty well if you ask me. Looking around the room, everyone managed to create their own special and unique styles. I saw some that looked similar but they all had their own twists. I always love seeing that in the work of others when it all comes together.
The picture to the right is the outcome after a successful class workshop! Better resolutions can be found on my Pinterest, under 'My Type's'
See you soon~
Watch this space! <3
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