What did you learn? I learned how to create a useable font with Fontstruct. What was easy? Fontstruct itself was very intuitive and easy to use. What was challenging? It was challenging to create letters that had diagonal sections such as “N” and “K”. How could your submission be improved? My submission could be improved …
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Lab 3: Forest Lawn
Serif: This font is serif because of the thin feet on the bottom of the letters. Sans-serif: This font is sans-serif because it lacks the feet on the letters. One thing that stood out to me about this particular font was how the bottom of the “W” was rounded. Blackletter: This font is blackletter because …
Lab 2 – Type Classification and Identification
Typehunting Assignment: One instance of typography that caught my attention was this Goldfish packaging. The use of script lettering gives this package a fun and playful design. This is important because Goldfish are primarily marketed towards young children.
Lab 1 – Typography Basics
What did you learn? – I learned how to download fonts, create glyphs, and manipulate text in Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, and Figma. What was easy? – Downloading the fonts What was challenging? – Manipulating the anchor points on the text was especially difficult when there were many points next to each other. How could the …