Design practice: OUGD404 - Manipulating Type: Birth of a font

Tuesday 27 November 2012

OUGD404 - Manipulating Type: Birth of a font

Today we were asked to use the letterforms we had collected at home. We had to bring in 'ABCD' upper and lowercase in gothic, script, roman and block. We had been asked to cut them out into 10x10cm squares ready for the session.

We were asked to put all of the letter 'C's to one side and concentrate on using the other letterforms instead.

We were then asked to cut out each letter individually to enable us to create our own letterforms using the stems, crossbars and bowls from each example.

Below are a select few of my examples, I have chosen to show my most successful outcomes by ensuring that the background is as clear as possible, allowing each letter form to stand out.