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Typography - Final Compilation & Reflection

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16.12.2024 - 22.12.2024 / Week 13 Chan Zhi-Ren Zenndan / 0369069 Typography / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Final Compilation & Reflection 1. Instructions Task 1: Exercises Task 2: Typographic Exploration & Communication Task 3: Type Design & Communication 2. Task 1: Exercises 23.09.2024 - 27.10.2024 / Week 1 - Week 5 Exercise 1: Type Expression Fig 2.1 Final type expression static artwork, Week 4. Fig 2.2 Final type expression animation video, Week 5. Exercise 2: Text Formatting Fig 2.3  Final text formatting, JPEG format, Week 5. Fig 2.4  Final text formatting, PDF format, Week 5. Fig 2.5  Final text formatting with grid, JPEG format, Week 5. Fig 2.6  Final text formatting with grid, PDF format, Week 5. HEADLINE Typeface: Univers LT Std Font/s: Univers LT Std 65 Bold, Univers LT St...

Typography - Task 3: Type Design & Communication

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17.11.2024 - 16.12.2024 / Week 9 - Week 13 Chan Zhi-Ren Zenndan / 0369069 Typography / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Task 3: Type Design & Communication TABLE OF CONTENTS      1. LECTURES      2. INSTRUCTIONS      3. FINAL SUBMISSION      4. REFLECTIONS      5. FURTHER READING 1. LECTURES Illustrator to FontLab Mr.Vinod introduced us to FontLab, an application we will use to transfer our AI file into a typeable font. 2 IMPORTANT THINGS: Do not select 'Round,' but select 'Keep' to retain your original letterform. Preferences settings Tick 'Keep stroke and colors, place color elements Tick  'Import original position: prefer AI vector format. ...

Typography - Task 2: Typographic Exploration & Communication

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21.10.2024 - 17.11.2024 / Week 5 - Week 8 Chan Zhi-Ren Zenndan / 0369069 Typography / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University Task 2: Editorial Spread TABLE OF CONTENTS      1. LECTURES      2. INSTRUCTIONS                  3. FEEDBACK      4. REFLECTIONS     5. FURTHER READING 1. LECTURES Week 5 Typo_5_Understanding The uppercase letter shown in Fig 1.1 suggests symmetry but, in fact, is not symmetrical. Baskerville Easy to see the two different stroke weights Each bracket connecting the serif to the stem has a unique arc. Univers It may appear symmetrical, but upon closer inspection, the width of the left slope is thinner than the right stroke. Fig 1.1 Letter 'A' in Baskerville (left) and Univers (right). The complexity of letterforms can be neatly demonstrated by examining the lowercase 'a' of two seemingly similar sans-serif typefaces—Helvetica and ...