Which personality traits did you choose to respond to and apply to the typeface?
The main trait I responded to was Charlie's height as this is the first noticeable thing when you meet him. After talking to him and reading his completed questionnaire I also found that he is quite nostalgic and likes the outdoors (tree climbing, climbed a mountain etc) so I decided to also use this within the typeface.
What are the reasons behind the design decisions you have made for the typeface?
I chose to play and experiment with perspective to give the illusion that its tall and towering above you, this was in response to his height and also the reference to trees and mountains. The use of horizontal lines running across the type also aids the perspective of it being tall and gives it a tree- like, 'barky' look. When experimenting with upper case it made the typeface look huge and intimidating, so i chose to use lower case, as this is not a direct personalty trait of charlie.
In what ways are the results effective?
I feel that the perspective worked well and it is easy to tell that the typeface is supposed to be towering over you, although with some letters such as Y and W it was difficult to communicate this so I had to find another element to make it look tall, hence the use of horizontal lines. I also think that it successfully reflects personality traits of my partner, even though readability can be seen as a problem in some cases. My next step is to draw it out in upper case and experiment with the kerning and tracking to see if it improves the readability.
Monday, 18 October 2010
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Progress Crit- Alphabet Soup... Creating a typeface
Issues Raised
My experiments and developments on working with perspective (to communicate my partners height) may cause problems when spacing them and putting together a word.
Action to be taken
Explore different ways of communicating his personality and include different characteristics to the typeface as opposed to just the one.
My experiments and developments on working with perspective (to communicate my partners height) may cause problems when spacing them and putting together a word.
Action to be taken
Explore different ways of communicating his personality and include different characteristics to the typeface as opposed to just the one.
Rational and Questionnaire- Alphabet Soup... Creating a typeface
A questionnaire filled out by my partner Charlie...
Where are you from?
Manchester
Which living person do you most admire and why?
Will Smith... Cool as f**k
Cat or dog?
Dog
Where would you like to live?
Australia or New York
What would your super power be?
Super strength
What is your most unappealing habit?
Ego
What is your favourite word?
Fajita
What is your favourite book?
Spot the dog
Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?
The mighty boosh
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
I'd climb more trees
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Climbing the highest mountain in the Atlas mountains
Tell us a joke
...please
Tell us a secret
I'm not that good
RATIONAL...
What is the problem you intend to solve?
To design a typeface that communicates my given partners personality and characteristics.
Who is the audience?
My partner, Charlie Crosby.
What do they need to know?
That the typeface is directly relevant to them and successfully communicates their personality.
Why do they need to know?
In order to answer the brief.
How will they understand the outcome?
I intend to interview him and use key elements of his personality to communicate him as a person visually.
What research is required?
Primary- Information found out through information and questionnaire.
Secondary- Research into to other typefaces and fonts.
Where are you from?
Manchester
Which living person do you most admire and why?
Will Smith... Cool as f**k
Cat or dog?
Dog
Where would you like to live?
Australia or New York
What would your super power be?
Super strength
What is your most unappealing habit?
Ego
What is your favourite word?
Fajita
What is your favourite book?
Spot the dog
Who would you invite to your dream dinner party?
The mighty boosh
If you could edit your past, what would you change?
I'd climb more trees
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Climbing the highest mountain in the Atlas mountains
Tell us a joke
...please
Tell us a secret
I'm not that good
RATIONAL...
What is the problem you intend to solve?
To design a typeface that communicates my given partners personality and characteristics.
Who is the audience?
My partner, Charlie Crosby.
What do they need to know?
That the typeface is directly relevant to them and successfully communicates their personality.
Why do they need to know?
In order to answer the brief.
How will they understand the outcome?
I intend to interview him and use key elements of his personality to communicate him as a person visually.
What research is required?
Primary- Information found out through information and questionnaire.
Secondary- Research into to other typefaces and fonts.
Self Evaluation - Alphabet Soup... 10 letterforms
What is being communicated & how?
The starting point for my ten letterforms was the word divide, my first idea was to use acetate to layer and seperate sections of the letter, although this had a pleasing outcome it did not meet the brief as each frame had to be easily identifiable as an individual letterform, and with this idea it was not the case. So after experimenting with the positive and negative spaces of a letterform I decided to use them to communicate the letter rotating and dividing from itself.
How well does this answer the brief? & why?
I think that this simple approach to the word 'divide' successfully answers the brief, although it could be mistaken for the word 'twist' or 'rotate'.
How well has the idea been visually explored?
I think that I have explored various visual ideas and concepts fairly thourougly, all of this being noted in my sketchbook. This allowed me to experiment with different ideas, inculding seeing how the letterforms would look using computer software, and find out through the process of elimination which ideas work best.
What are the strengths of the resolution?
I feel the main strength is how well the 10 letterforms are communicated as a series, it is very clear that the letter 'n' is being slowly rotated from itself. I also like the hand reendered approach I have taken to this brief, producing a more interesting outcome.
How could it be improved?
I feel that towards the end and individually the letterforms can be quite hard to read, although as a series they work well together. Also on the last letterform it is hard to tell wether its actually an 'n' or 'u' as by this point it is rotated upside down.
The starting point for my ten letterforms was the word divide, my first idea was to use acetate to layer and seperate sections of the letter, although this had a pleasing outcome it did not meet the brief as each frame had to be easily identifiable as an individual letterform, and with this idea it was not the case. So after experimenting with the positive and negative spaces of a letterform I decided to use them to communicate the letter rotating and dividing from itself.
How well does this answer the brief? & why?
I think that this simple approach to the word 'divide' successfully answers the brief, although it could be mistaken for the word 'twist' or 'rotate'.
How well has the idea been visually explored?
I think that I have explored various visual ideas and concepts fairly thourougly, all of this being noted in my sketchbook. This allowed me to experiment with different ideas, inculding seeing how the letterforms would look using computer software, and find out through the process of elimination which ideas work best.
What are the strengths of the resolution?
I feel the main strength is how well the 10 letterforms are communicated as a series, it is very clear that the letter 'n' is being slowly rotated from itself. I also like the hand reendered approach I have taken to this brief, producing a more interesting outcome.
How could it be improved?
I feel that towards the end and individually the letterforms can be quite hard to read, although as a series they work well together. Also on the last letterform it is hard to tell wether its actually an 'n' or 'u' as by this point it is rotated upside down.
Self Evaluation- How To...
What roles did you take on in the group?
'Talker' presented and shared ideas and work. Hand rendered images for posters and contributed to editing them on photoshop.
How well do think you performed in the role?
Good communicator of ideas to tutor, class and group. Not very experienced on photoshop but I feel I have learnt from it.
How do you thinkyou worked as a group?
I feel that I was more vocal than others and it took a long time for us to find level ground with ideas. Also some people were less independant and had to be designated tasks.
What were the positives of working in a group?
Bouncing ideas off of eachother and having outside influences apart from your own. Also being able to share the workload made it possible to get more done.
What were the negatives of working in a group?
Disagreements with final ideas and organising a time that was conveniant for everyone to meet up.
What will you do differently next time?
Improve time management and meeting up with the entire group at the same time, also I would ave prepared our presentation more thouroughly.
Where could you have improved your resolution?
More promtional items with theme and branding.
What were the strengths of your presentation?
Brand identity, which solved the brief and this was successfully communicated this to the class.
'Talker' presented and shared ideas and work. Hand rendered images for posters and contributed to editing them on photoshop.
How well do think you performed in the role?
Good communicator of ideas to tutor, class and group. Not very experienced on photoshop but I feel I have learnt from it.
How do you thinkyou worked as a group?
I feel that I was more vocal than others and it took a long time for us to find level ground with ideas. Also some people were less independant and had to be designated tasks.
What were the positives of working in a group?
Bouncing ideas off of eachother and having outside influences apart from your own. Also being able to share the workload made it possible to get more done.
What were the negatives of working in a group?
Disagreements with final ideas and organising a time that was conveniant for everyone to meet up.
What will you do differently next time?
Improve time management and meeting up with the entire group at the same time, also I would ave prepared our presentation more thouroughly.
Where could you have improved your resolution?
More promtional items with theme and branding.
What were the strengths of your presentation?
Brand identity, which solved the brief and this was successfully communicated this to the class.
Monday, 4 October 2010
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