type design
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Last week I began building the lowercase alphabet using “n” and “o” as a starting place. This week I moved on to “l, h, b, d, p” and “q”. When I started this font I… (Continue reading…)
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Working to build the character set, I have to figure out where to start. Building a font means building a system of interlinked glyphs. Each one relates to the other in a variety of ways.… (Continue reading…)
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Last week I did research for my Protest type design. This research, as well as the type design brief, informed the basic parameters for the type. This week I started actually drawing the letters to… (Continue reading…)
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Any type design needs to have research behind it. If I have goals and objectives (see the type design brief), then I need to find out how best to reach those goals and objectives. For… (Continue reading…)
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As far as I can tell, it takes three things to create a typeface: (I didn’t intend for that to be three nicely alliterated points. It just worked out in my favor.) But this really… (Continue reading…)
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This post is supposed to be on nuts and bolts basics. What do I need in order to start? Type design is a process. The design brief is like the platonic ideal of a cake… (Continue reading…)
