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Typography / Final Compilation & Reflection

25.9.2023 - 5.1.2024 / Week 1 - Week 14
Bong Sue Zhiun / 0366866
Typography / Bachelor of Design ( Hons ) in Creative Media
Final Compilation & Reflection




Task 1 / Exercise 1 : Type Expression

25.9.2023 - 27.10.2023 / Week 1- Week 5

Fig.1.1.1.  Final type expression digitised ( JPEG ) , Week 3 , 13.10.2023


Fig.1.1.2. Final type expression digitised (PDF) , Week 3 , 13.10.2023


Fig.1.1.3.  Final gif animation of ' Soup' , Week 3 , 13.10.2023


Task 1 / Exercise 2 : Text Formatting

25.9.2023 - 27.10.2023 / Week 1- Week 5

Fig.1.2.1 Final Text Formatting ( JPEG ) ,  Week 5 ,  27.10.2023


Fig.1.2.2 Final Text Formatting ( PDF ) ,  Week 5 ,  27.10.2023

Fig.1.2.3 Final Text Formatting with grid ( JPEG ) ,  Week 5 ,  27.10.2023

Fig.1.2.4 Final Text Formatting with grid ( PDF ) ,  Week 5 ,  27.10.2023

HEAD
Font/s: ITC New Baskerville Std  ( Bold ), Bodoni Std  ( Italic )
Type Size/s: 40 pt ( Heading ), 12 pt ( by line )
Leading: 25 pt
Paragraph spacing: -

BODY
Font/s: Janson Text LT Std ( 55 Roman, 76 Bold Italic )
Type Size/s: 10 pt ( Body Text ), 7 pt ( Captions )
Leading: 12.5 pt
Paragraph spacing: 12.5 pt
Characters per-line: 60 characters
Alignment: Left align
Margins: 30mm top, 12.7mm left + 12.7mm right + 12.7mm bottom
Columns: 2
Gutter: 5 mm


Task 2 : Typographic Exploration & Communication

30.10.2023 - 10.11.2023 / Week 6 - Week 7

Fig.2.1. Final Layout ( JPEG ), Week 7 , 10.11.2023


Fig.2.2. Final Layout ( PDF ), Week 7 , 10.11.2023


Fig.2.3. Final Layout with grids( JPEG ) , Week 7 , 10.11.2023



Fig.2.4. Final Layout with grids( PDF ) , Week 7 , 10.11.2023


HEAD
Font/s: ITC New Baskerville Std Bold ( Unite to visualise )  , Serifa Std 75 Black ( a better world ) , ITC Garamond Light Italic ( lead in text )
Type Sizes: 76 pt ( headline ) , 18 pt ( lead in text )
Leading: -
Paragraph spacing: -

BODY
Font/s: Adobe Caslon Pro Regular
Type Size/s: 11 pt
Leading: 13.5 pt
Paragraph spacing: 13.5 pt
Characters per-line: 56 characters
Alignment: Left Align
Margins: 10 mm top, 10 mm left + 10 mm right + 10 mm bottom
Columns: 2
Gutter: 5 mm

Task 3 : Type Design & Communication

10.11.2023 - 24.12.2023 / Week 7 - Week 13

Fig.3.1, Screenshot on Fontlab, Week 12, 15.12.2023


Fig.3.2. Final Font Design ' Bongbloc Regular ' ( JPEG ), Week 12, 15.12.2023


Fig.3.3. Final Font Design ' Bongbloc Regular ' ( PDF ), Week 12, 15.12.2023

Fig.3.4. Final Poster ( JPEG ), Week 12, 15.12.2023


Fig.3.5. Final Poster ( PDF ), Week 12, 15.12.2023

REFLECTIONS


Experience: Attending the 14-week typography class was a completely new experience for me. As someone who is new to typography, the experience was a mix of challenges, learning, and realisation that improvement takes effort and time. Typography proved to be more difficult than I expected, and to be honest, I'm not fully satisfied with parts of my work. However, in the midst of the struggle, there's a sense of accomplishment, knowing that every task, even if not perfect, made up to my growth. In the beginning, I felt a bit lost with the various software like Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and FontLab. Fortunately, Mr. Vinod, had our backs. He patiently went us through each task and provided tutorials introducing each software, making it possible for me to finish every task.

Observation: The challenges didn't stop once I learned the basics; in fact, coming up with creative typography ideas was another new challenge. Creating interesting designs was not as simple as I thought. I noticed myself spending a lot of time brainstorming, but the problem was that I often spent too much time doing it. As a result, I ran out of time to complete my projects. It felt like a bit of a struggle.

Findings: This experience taught me that even when things look difficult, there is always something to learn. It's alright to not be perfect, especially when you're just getting started. The exposure to different software was initially overwhelming, but the tutorials made it less so. I found that learning is a process, and that persistent leads to improvement.

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