Typography // Final Compilation & Reflection
28th March 2022 - 27th June 2022 (Week 1 - Week 14)
Emran Tarek Sayed // 0346648
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative
Media
Typography // Final Compilation & Reflection
INSTRUCTIONS
SUBMISSIONS
Task 1: Exercises
28th March 2022 - 25th April (Week 1 - Week 5)
28th March 2022 - 25th April (Week 1 - Week 5)
Exercise 1: Type Expression
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fig. 1.0 Final Type Expression, JPEG
4th April 2022
fig. 1.1 Final Type Expression, PDF
4th April 2022
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fig. 1.2 Final Animated Type Expression "Pop", Gif
4th April 2022
Exercise 2: Text Formatting
fig. 1.3 Final Text Formatting with baseline grid,
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24th April 2022
fig. 1.4 Final Text Formatting, JPEG
24th April 2022
fig. 1.5 Final Text Formatting, PDF
24th April 2022
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Task 2: Typographic Exploration and Communication
2nd May 2022 - 16th May 2022 (Week 6 - Week 8)
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fig. 2.0 Task 2: Typographic Exploration and
Communication with baseline grid (no title), JPEG
15th May 2022
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fig. 2.1 Task 2: Typographic Exploration and
Communication with baseline grid (title),
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15th May 2022
fig. 2.2 Task 2: Typographic Exploration
and Communication, JPEG
15th May 2022
fig. 2.3 Task 2: Typographic Exploration
and Communication, PDF
15th May 2022
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Final Layout
Font: Bodoni Std
Typeface: Bodoni Std
Poster, Poster Italic and Book
Font Size: 72pt and 24pt
(Headline), 24pt (Sub-Headline), 8pt
(Paragraph)
Leading: 24pt (Sub-Headine),
10pt (Paragraph)
Paragraph Space: 10pt
Average Characters per line: 48~54
Alignment: Left Alignment
Margins: 10mm
Columns: 3
Gutter (For Columns): 5mm
Typography // Task 3A & 3B: Type Design & Communication
23rd May 2022 - 20th June 2022 (Week 9 - Week 13)
Task 3A: Type Design
Task 3A: Type Design
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fig. 3.0 Task 3A: Type Design Font Sketches, JPEG
27th May 2022
fig. 3.1 Final Task 3A: Type Design Font, JPEG
30th May 2022
fig. 3.2 Final Task 3A: Type Design Poster, JPEG
27th May 2022
fig. 3.3 Final Task 3A: Type Design Font, PDF
30th May 2022
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fig. 3.4 Final Task 3A: Type Design Poster, PDF
30th May 2022
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Font Name: Folded Regular
Ascender line: 719 pt
Cap line: 684 pt
Median line: 498 pt
Descender line: -211 pt
Font Download Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/121y-UeyUx3P5d5iS8iQNUXi6X21X9zx-/view?usp=sharing
Task 3B: Communication
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fig. 3.5 Final Task 3B: Type Communication Black & White
Sticker, JPEG
13th June 2022
fig. 3.6 Final Task 3B: Type Communication Colorized Sticker,
JPEG
13th June 2022
fig. 3.7 Final Task 3B: Type Communication Stickers, PDF
13th June 2022
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fig. 3.7 Final Task 3B: Type Communication Screenshot of Stickers
in Telegram, JPEG
13th June 2022
Sticker Pack Link: https://t.me/addstickers/Emranss
REFLECTION
Experience
At the start of the module, I must say that I wasn't really interested in the module as I thought Typography would be such a boring module. I mean, we are talking about letters; how can that be fun. That's what I thought, but surprisingly, Typography is fun. I learned to express words and create layouts, fonts, and stickers. Not only that, I learned how to use Adobe Illustrator because I know for a fact that I won't ever touch it if it weren't for Typography. Now that I know how to use it, it has helped a lot in my daily life. Although Typography was great and all, I had one regret, which was not being able to do my work correctly entirely. I could do better than this and all that. But there was no time; honestly, I wish I had spent more time doing Typography.
Observations
Typography is complex; honestly, I am not kidding. In the beginning, I thought it would be easy, and that I could do this work easily. Like look at this, "expressing words?", "making layouts?"; it seems so easy, which is not true at all. I regret underestimating the module. It actually took me hours to finish one step of the work because, in Typography, it is essential not to overlook the little details as it could mess your work up entirely. Typography, too, requires you to have a big brain for creativity. That was what I found out about Typography throughout this semester. Honestly, never have I had to sit down on my chair looking intensely through my computer, doing my work before. Because I am lazy, I'm not particularly eager to work a lot, but if it's something I am interested in, then I am up for it.
Findings
When I said, you need to have a big brain for creativity. I don't mean putting so many details or graphical elements because that is what I have learned not to do in Typography. Because having too many details apparently doesn't mean it will be great at all. Sometimes simplicity is the answer because we humans always try to overthink, you know, stuff like "what should I add?", "how should I impress my lecturer?" when the task is so simple and direct. Because of this exact reason (overthinking), we aren't able to produce a good result. We need to be able to explore new ways; maybe simplicity is one of them; it doesn't always have to be rainbows and such. I was like this throughout the semester, overthinking, and I regretted it. I regretted underestimating the work, which led to overthinking, which consumed a lof of time, resulted in no good job done. But it was still fun, though. And that is all from me. Adios Amigos!
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