Typography Task 1/Exercise 1 & 2

27/08/2021~24/09/2021(Week 1~Week 5)
Henry Lim Chin Xin (0349490)
Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Typography
Task 1/Exercise 1 & 2


LECTURES:

Week 1:Introduction
Today is the first class of typography, even it is the first class, I still can feel the stress and dificulty of this lecture. The first thing that I need to done is to create this e-portfolio according the instruction given by. Also, we need to start drawing our exercise 1.
 
Week 2:Review & Start sketch in Illustrator
Today we need to show our sketches and choose the four design that we lik form each and digitalized it.

Week 3:Review & Do Gif Animation
Today we need to review our digitalized typo ecpression and choose one to do it to gif animation. All I can say is that it is very interesting when doing the animation.

Week 4:Review & Start Exercise 2
Today, our gif animation is being reviewed and lecturer briefing about exercise 2.

Week 5:Marking


INSTRUCTIONS:


Fig 1.1 | MIB | Week 1(27/08/2021)

Task 1|Exercise 1:
-Week 1 (27/08/2021):

We are required to design 4 word out of 25 and I choosed the top four rated

  • Glitch
  • Space
  • Terror
  • Water
And this is my sketches:

Fig 1.2 | Sketches | Week 1(27/08/2021)

-Week 2 (03/09/2021)

We need to choose one favourite design from each word and this is my first edition


Fig 2.1 | My First Final Four | Week 2 (03/09/2021)

After Week 3's review, my type faces didn't use the selected one, so the second edition appear



Fig 2.2 | My Second Final Four | Week 3 (10/09/2021)

-Week 3 (10/09/2021)

This week we are required to choose our most favourite type expression and do a gif animation 


Fig 3.1 | Type Expression Animation First Edition | Week 3(10/09/2021)

On week 4 review, Mr. Vinod stated that my animation can be paused for 2 seconds bacuse as you see that the first edition is too fast for its expression.


Fig 3.2 | Type Expression Animation Second Edition | Week 4(17/09/2021)

Task 1|Exercise 2:
-Week 4 (17/09/2021)

After the briefing and the class ended, I started to watch the seven videos of Text and Text Formatting.


Fig 4.1 | Type Formatting-Kerning and Tracking | Week 4 (17/09/2021)


Fiig 4.2 | Type Formatting | Week 4 (17/09/2021)

Fonts: Futura Std
Headline Font Size: 30 pt
Headline Leading: 32 pt
Subline Font Size: 10 pt
Body Text Font Size: 11pt
Body Text Leading: 15 pt
Paragraph Spacing: 10 pt
Alignment: Left Justify

Final Submission:


Fig 5.1 | Type Expression Final JPG | Week 4 ( 17/09/2021)


Fig 5.2 | Type Expression Final PDF | Week 4(17/09/2021)


Fig 5.3 | Final Gif Animation | Week 4 (17/09/2021)



Fig 5.4 | Type Formatting Final PDF | Week 4 (17/09/2021)


FEEDBACK:
Week 1:
General Feedback: Blog is set up nicely and remember to use the classic theme.

Week 2:
General Feedback: Sometimes more feedback is not good, it may cut off your legs,but feedback is good for us for re-tthink our concept as much time.
Specific Feedback: The 'Glitch' word is not readable, others are good.

Week 3:
General Feedback: No need color for the type expression

Week 4:
General Feedback: Giving feedback to others will help each other
Specific Feedback: Incomplete ePorfolio, the gif animation can be paused for 2 seconds at the end

REFLECTIONS:

- Idea will come if keep on thinking
- Nothing is good until you realize its good
- Listen to instruction is always important
- Some from you may be influence anyone include yourself

FURTHER READINGS:


Fig 6.1 | I.D.E.A.S. | Week 1(27/08/2021)

Author: David Creamer

This book talk about font and type formatting stuff. It helps me in exercise 2.



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