Advanced Typography/Task 1

Week 01 ~ Week 05 (01/04/2022~29/04/2022)
Henry Lim Chin Xin
0349490
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media

Advanced Typography/Task 1_Exercises: Typographic Systems & Type and Play

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LECTURES:

Week 01 Introduction

Today is the first class of Advanced Typography. This course is the advanced mode of semester one Typography, so our lecture don't take too much time for introduce this course but still having brief of Module Information Booklet. After that, we been told to start our task 1, exercise 1, Typographic system.

Typographic Systems have been grouped by 8 systems

1. Axial
2. Radial
3. Dilatational
4. Random
5. Grid
6. Transitional
7. Modular
8. Bilateral

Week 02 Type & Play/Part 1: Finding Type

On this second week, we hve been taught to make a selection of image between man-made objects (chair, glass, etc.) or structures (buildings) , and nature (Huma, landscape, leaf, plant, bush, clouds, hill, river, etc).

We are going to analyse, dissect and indentify potential letterforms within the dissected image. The forms would be explored and ultimately digitized. It is expected that through a process if iteration the forms would go from crude representation to a more refined celebration that would reflect to a degree its origins.

Week 03 Checking on Progress of Type & Play/Part 1

Week 04 Last Checking on Progress of Type & Play/Part 1 and Checking on Type & Play/Part 2

Week 05 Last Checking on Type & Play/Part 2

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INSTRUCTION:

Fig 1.1 MIB March-July 2022

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Typographic Systems

Week 01 (01/04/2022)

Sketches:

Fig 2.1 Axial Sketch

Fig 2.2 Radial Sketch

Fig 2.3 Dilatational Sketch

Fig 2.4 Modular Sketch

Fig 2.5 Transitional Sketch

First Outcome:

Fig 2.6 First Outcome

For this first outcome, my transitional and bilateral were still in progress.

Feedback: Overall is good, but for dilatational system, the graphic element is too strong.

After having adjustments, these are my final outcome:

Fig 2.6 Axial Final Outcome

Fig 2.7 Radial Final Outcome

Fig 2.8 Dilatational Final Outcome

Fig 2.9 Random Final Outcome

Fig 2.10 Grid Final Outcome

Fig 2.11 Transitional Final Outcome

Fig 2.12 Modular Final Outcome

Fig 2.13 Bilateral Final Outcome

Fig 2.14 Typographic Systems Final Outcome PDF

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Type & Play

Part 1: Finding Type

Selected Image:

Fig 3.1 Selected Image

From the requirements, we were required to choose an object picture. But cause of lacking ideas, I had choosen a graphic picture instead of object picture and Sir said it is fine.

Fig 3.2 Words Findings

Fig 3.3 First Showcase

For my refering typeface it will be Futura Std.

Fig 3.4 Matching with Futura Std

Fig 3.5 First Outcome

Feedback: Need to determine a style from one word then apply to all words.

So I found out that:

-left rectangle is thinner than right

-have some cut/angle on top or bottom of word

and these are my next outcomes:

Fig 3.6 Second Outcome

Fig 3.7 Third Outcome

Feedback: The third outcome is good but the cutting need to be at the same line

Fig 3.8 Fourth Outcome

This is my fourth outcome and also my final outcome

Fig 3.9 Final Outcome JPG

Fig 3.10 Final Outcome PDF

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Type & Play

Part 2: Type & Image

Fig 4.1 Original Image

Fig 4.2 First Outcome

Feedback: Too simple

Fig 4.3 Second Outcome

Feedback: The word looks fake and this task is match the word with the image and let the word feels like it is actually there.

Fig 4.4 New Selected Image

As I found out it is difficult to match words with the first selected image,  so I decided to choose a new image.

Water Text Effect Tutorial: Water Text Effect in Photoshop - YouTube by Yogi Animation

I followed the youtube video above to create a water effect text and try to adjust some details according to my image.

Fig 4.5 Bevel & Embross

Fig 4.6 Contour

Fig 4.7 Inner Shadow

Fig 4.8 Inner Glow

Fig 4.9 Drop Shadow 1

Fig 4.10 Drop Shadow 2

And this is my final outcome:

Fig 4.11 Final Outcome JPG

Fig 4.12 Final Outcome PDF

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FEEDBACK:

Week 5

General Feedback:
-Adapt color from images
-Pay attention to detail such like textures, colors, styles, edges of the images
Specific Feedback:

-Too fake

Week 4
General Feedback:
-Make suke the consistency of each word
Specific Feedback:
-Part 1 Finding Type need to adjust a little for the words be more neat and unite.
-Part 2 Type & Play is too simple, can try make the word on the sea and make a shadow of it.

Week 3
Specific Feedback:
-Use a object image instead of graphic image but good to go
-Can start working to refine
-Refine one word then select the most liked refined style, and do the others with the selected style

Week2
General Feedback:

-Using InDesign, not Illustrator

Specific Feedback:
-Need to use grid
-For dilatational system, the graphic element is too strong

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Reflection

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Further Reading

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