Typography - Final Compilation

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26/09/2023- 26/12/2023 (Week 1-Week 14)
Lizzie Tanaka (0362065)
Typography | BDCM | Taylor's University
Final Compilation

INSTRUCTIONS

Task 1: Exercises 1-2
Task 2: Type Formatting

SUBMISSIONS

Task 1 | Type Expression (Exercise 1)
26/09/2023-24/10/23 (Week 1-Week 5)

Fig 1.1 Final Type Expression (JPEG) (10/10/2023)
Fig 1.2 Final Type Expression (10/10/2023)

Fig 1.3 Final Type Expression GIF (10/10/2023)

Task 1 | Text Formatting (Exercise 2)
26/09/2023-24/10/23 (Week 1-Week 5)


Fig 1.4 Final Text Formatting (24/10/2023)


Fig 1.5 Final Text Formatting (with guides) (24/10/2023)

Fig 1.6 Final Text Formatting - PDF (24/10/2023)

Fig 1.7 Final Text Formatting (with guides) - PDF (24/10/2023)

HEAD
Font/s: Univers LT Std 55 Roman
Type Size/s: 137
Leading: 139
Paragraph spacing: 139

BODY
Font/s: Univers LT Std 55 Roman
Type Size/s: 9pt
Leading: 11pt
Paragraph spacing: 11pt
Characters per-line: around 55-65
Alignment: Left alignment
Margins: 12,7mm top, 12,7mm left + 12,7mm right + 12,7mm bottom
Columns: 4
Gutter: 5mm
Task 2 | Type Formatting 
31/10/2023- 07/11/2023 (Week 6-Week 7)

Fig 2.1 Final Type Formatting (31/10/2023)

Fig 2.2 Final Type Formatting (with guides) (31/10/2023)

Fig 2.3 Final Type Formatting - PDF (31/10/2023)

Fig 2.4 Final Type Formatting (with guides) - PDF (31/10/2023)

HEAD (Build)
Font/s: Futura Std Extra Bold Condensed
Type Size/s: 251pt
Leading: 253,5pt
Paragraph spacing: 253,5pt

HEAD (On)
Font/s: Futura Std Extra Bold Condensed
Type Size/s: 185pt
Leading: 187,5pt
Paragraph spacing: 187,5pt

HEAD (i)
Font/s: Futura Std Extra Bold Condensed
Type Size/s: 240pt
Leading: 242,5pt
Paragraph spacing: 242,5pt

HEAD (A Code To & And Live By)
Font/s: Futura Std Extra Bold Condensed
Type Size/s: 34,5pt
Leading: 37pt
Paragraph spacing: 37pt

BODY
Font/s: Futura Std Book & Heavy (Subheadings)
Type Size/s: 9pt
Leading: 11,5pt
Paragraph spacing: 11,5pt 
Characters per-line: around 55-65
Alignment: Left alignment
Margins: 10mm top, 10mm left + 10mm right + 10mm bottom
Columns: 4
Gutter: 5mm

Task 3 | Type Design & Communication 
07/11/2023- 26/12/2023 (Week 7-Week 14)

Fig 3.1 FontLab Final (sidebearings & kerning) (W12 12/12/2023)

Fig 3.2 Final font construction (W12 12/12/2023)

Fig 3.3 Final Font Construction - PDF (W12 12/12/2023)


Fig 3.4 Final Type Poster (Black) (W13 19/12/2023)

Fig 3.5 Final Type Poster (Black) - PDF (W13 19/12/2023)


Fig 3.6 Final Type Poster (White) (W13 19/12/2023)


Fig 3.7 Final Type Poster (White) - PDF (W13 19/12/2023)
REFLECTIONS:
Experience:
During these 14 weeks, I have learned a lot of new knowledge and skills surrounding typography. I was quite interested in typography itself so getting to learn from the basics really made me appreciate typography even more. This module isn't an easy one, I feel like it's one of the more challenging ones but it teaches me a lot of new skills such as Adobe InDesign and FontLab. Overall, I had a lot of fun during the module, despite requiring hard work and discipline, I was happy to have experienced this module. I'm also thankful that Ms Hsin and Mr Vinod consistently gave us helpful critiques that allow us to improve our works and as a designer. 
Observations:
While undergoing this module, I've really observed how typography requires a very good eye to detail. Usually, details are overlooked and ignored so I felt like the smallest change in type design can greatly affect readability and aesthetic. The same applies for text formatting as well since before this module, I didn't really pay attention to a lot of details when formatting text. I've also observed that typography as a whole isn't just aesthetics, but also readability and accessibility. Since starting this module, I've been more observant to typography around me, I find myself appreciating them after knowing the tedious process. 
Findings:
Over the past weeks, one of my key findings is that typography goes beyond the aesthetics and creativity. Throughout the module, I found that less is sometimes better such as in expressing type, formatting type, and designing type. It may seem simple and more minimalistic, but the end result is timeless and readable, which I find is one of the key aspect in typography. I find that more complicated works don't always result in 'better' works. 

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