Typography Final Compilation & Reflection
[ 16/12/24- 23/12/24] (Week13- Week14)
[ Ng Jia Xuan / 0375273 ]
[ Typography ]
[ Final Compilation & Reflection ]
INSTRUCTIONS
Task 1: Exercises
Task 2: Typographic Expression and Communication
Task 3: Type Design & Communication
TASK 1: EXERCISES
[ 23/09/24- 28/10/24] (Week1- Week6)
Exercise 1: Type Expressions
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| Fig 1.1: Type Expression, Week 3 (07/10/2024) |
Fig 1.2: Type Expression (PDF), Week 3 (07/10/2024)
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Fig 1.3: Animated Type Expression of SLEEP, Week 5 (21/10/2024) |
Exercise 2: Text Formatting
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| Fig 1.4: Text Formatting Final (JPEG), Week 6 (28/10/2024) |
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Fig 1.5: Text Formatting Final with grid (JPEG), Week 6 (28/10/2024) |
Fig 1.6: Text Formatting Final BOTH (PDF), Week 6 (28/10/2024)
HEAD LINE
Typeface: Bembo Std
Font/s: Bembo Std Bold
Type Size/s: 72 pt
Leading: 0 pt
Paragraph spacing: 0
BODY
Typeface: Bembo Std
Font/s: Bembo Std
Type Size/s: 9 pt
Leading: 11 pt
Paragraph spacing: 11 pt
Characters per-line: 50-60
Alignment: left justified
Margins: 123 mm top, 26 mm left + right + bottom
Columns: 2
Gutter: 10 mm
TASK 2: TYPOGRAPHIC EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION
[21/10/24-17/11/24] (Week 5 - Week 8)
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| Fig 2.1: Task 2 Final Outcome (JPEG), Week 8 (17/11/2024) |
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| Fig 2.2: Task 2 Final Outcome with grid (JPEG), Week 8 (17/11/2024) |
Fig 2.3: Task 2 Final Outcome BOTH (PDF), Week 8 (17/11/2024)
HEAD LINE
UNITE:
Typeface: Gill Sans std
Font/s: Gill Sans Std Bold Extra Condensed
Type Size/s: 275 pt
Leading: 0
Paragraph spacing: 0
To Visualize A Better:
Typeface: Gill Sans std
Font/s: Gill Sans Std Bold Extra Condensed
Type Size/s: 45 pt
Leading: 0
Paragraph spacing: 0
WORLD:
Typeface: Gill Sans std
Font/s: Gill Sans Std Bold Extra Condensed
Type Size/s: 121 pt
Leading: 0
Paragraph spacing: 0
Visual communication renew:
Typeface: Bembo std
Font/s: Bembo std Regular
Type Size/s: 19 pt
Leading: 0
Paragraph spacing: 0
that call for a change of priorities:
Typeface: Bembo std
Font/s: Bembo std Regular
Type Size/s: 19 pt
Leading: 0
Paragraph spacing: 0
BODY
Typeface: Bembo Std
Font/s: Bembo Std Regular
Type Size/s: 11 pt
Leading: 13 pt
Paragraph spacing: 13 pt
Characters per-line: 40-50
Alignment: left justified
Margins: 20 mm top +left + right + bottom
Columns: 2
Gutter: 7 mm
TASK 3: TYPE DESIGN & COMMUNICATION
[18/11/24- /16/12/24] (Week 9- Week 12)
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| Fig 3.1: Jia Xuan Font screengrab on FontLab, Week 12 (16/12/2024) |
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| Fig 3.3: Final Type Construction: Jia Xuan Font (PDF), Week 12 (16/12/2024) |
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| Fig 3.5: A4 BW Poster (PDF), Week 12 (16/12/2024) |
REFLECTION
Experience:
It’s my first semester and my first year at Taylor. When choosing this course, I didn’t expect my first class to be typography. However, after learning it, I realized that this subject is definitely essential. We use letters and fonts a lot in design, such as in posters, and even comics contain text. Taking a typography class has definitely improved my appreciation for fonts. I’m now more familiar with concepts like kerning, leading, and other typographic details, which makes me more mindful when reading a sentence.
*The moment I realized typography had trained me well was when I started to focus on signboards, logos, and even road signs.
This has been a fun class for me. Of course, I struggled with some of the tasks, but the satisfaction and happiness I felt after completing them were undeniable. I’d like to thank Mr. Vinod for providing us with those valuable lecture videos and materials, and Mr. Max for giving us such detailed consultations and useful advice.
Observations:
Referring to my experiences, our lives are full of typography. It is so common that we often fail to notice how important it is.
Findings:
A designer skilled in typography will make it easier for the audience to read.
(For example:
Bad Kerning & Leading: If the sentence is too cramped or too spaced out, it becomes hard to read or uncomfortable to look at.)
Typography offers room for experimentation with various elements:
*It can blend old-school classics with fresh, modern trends.
*You can incorporate shapes like circles (which are more bubbly) or squares (which are more formal), etc.
*It can blend old-school classics with fresh, modern trends.
*You can incorporate shapes like circles (which are more bubbly) or squares (which are more formal), etc.
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