Design Principles and Practice- design elements

 Our aim for this project was to explore various design elements. In order to do this, we chose a list of words and conducted stream of consciousness mindmapping and brainstorming on each word. We then sketched ideas based on these words and included squares and circles to express the words.

Initial notes

Stream of consciousness 

Mindmapping

FINALS

Expressive type

On 18/10/16 we started a new typography project. The aim was to deconstruct and express type in a new creative manner. For this, I researched Swiss typographers and David Carson and used their works as inspiration to develop my own. I used different methods to deconstruct type like tearing it, dipping it in teabag solution, changing the grey scale etc as part of my brainstorming. The end result was a 3D box, each side containing opposite words expressing its meaning. The words I chose were DARK/LIGHT, ORDERED/CHAOTIC, STRAIGHT/WAVY.

 

Research on Swiss Typographers

Research on David Carson and other lettering from the past

Research on Ji Lee, Korean graphic designer

Brainstorm on how to modify type

Final template for box

Final box

By Angela Johnson
2/11/16

Finally met my type!

Meet my type- overall exercise from notes to final piece

Initial notes on typeface anatomy

Typeface presentation

Practicing type exercise

Exploring new classifications

Brainstorming from inspirations

Add caption

Final with call outs

Met my type

After hours of experimenting with various typefaces, I finally created my own typeface. And that's when it hit me. The beauty of type. Staring at my name designed in a form inspired by script, I came to realise the importance of type and the difference one small change can make to it. Just like images, type also requires creativity and exploration of ideas. It also requires precision, time and effort. 

By Angela Johnson 

4/10/16

 

Don't cross the line

In today's class we practiced how to draw out typefaces. It was a difficult task at first because I had to be extremely precise in my spacing and lines. However after some practice, I got used to it and started enjoying the process. It gave me a new insight into the importance of typography and the care that was taken by initial designers to create such delicate typefaces.

By Angela Johnson 27/09/16