Typography-Final Compilation & Reflection
WEEK 1 - WEEK 14
Lee Jia Rou (0363293)
Typography GCD 60104
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Final Compilation & Reflection
Figure 1.3: Final Animated Type Expression for the word,
'speed'.
Task 1: Exercise 2 - Text Formatting
Task 3: Type Design & Communication
Week 7 - Week 13 / 15.05.23 - 09.06.23
Downloadable link for font:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yaxjFzI6_Vey5zQr6VRFCrR1R6vVSb_M
Lee Jia Rou (0363293)
Typography GCD 60104
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Final Compilation & Reflection
✧✧Contents✧✧
Task 1: Exercises 1
Exercises 2
Task 2
Task 3
Reflections
✧✧Instructions ✧✧
Task 3: Type Design & Communication
✧✧Submission ✧✧
Task 1: Exercises
Week 1 - Week 6 / 03.04.23 - 12.05.23
Exercise 1 : Type Expression
Figure 1.1: Final design of Type
Expressions
(Week 2 - 15.04.2023)
Figure 1.2: Final design of Type Expressions - PDF.
(Week 2 - 15.04.2023)
(Week 4 - 25.04.2023)
Task 1: Exercise 2 - Text Formatting
HEAD
Font/s: Bembo Std（bold)
Type Size/s: 48 pt
Leading: 13 pt
Paragraph spacing: 13 pt
BODY
Font/s: Bembo Std (regular)
Type Size/s: 11 pt
Leading: 13 pt
Paragraph spacing: 13 pt
Characters per-line: 52- 62
Alignment: Justify with last line aligned left
Margins: 123 mm top, 26 mm left + right + bottom
Columns: 2
Gutter: 5 mm
Figure 1.4: Final Text Formatting Layout
(Week 5 - 03.05.2023)
Figure 1.5: Final Text Formatting Layout - PDF.
(Week 5 - 03.05.2023)
Figure 1.6: Final Text Formatting Layout (with baseline grids)
- JPEG.
(Week 5 - 03.05.2023)
Figure 1.7: Final Text Formatting Layout (with baseline grids) -
PDF.
(Week 5 - 03.05.2023)
Task 2: Typographic Exploration &
Communication
HEAD
Font/s: Bodoni Std（book)
Type Size/s: 48 pt
Leading: 13 pt
Paragraph spacing: 13 pt
BODY
Font/s: ITC Garamond Std (book)
Type Size/s: 10 pt
Leading: 12 pt
Paragraph spacing: 12 pt
Characters per-line: 52- 62
Alignment: Justify with last line aligned left
Margins: 10 mm top left + right + bottom
Columns: 2
Gutter: 5 mm
Figure 2.1: Final Task 2: Typographic Exploration and
Communication
(Week 7 - 16.05.2023)
Figure 2.2: Final Task 2: Typographic Exploration and
Communication (without baseline grids) - PDF.
(Week 7 - 16.05.2023)
Figure 2.3: Final Task 2: Typographic Exploration and
Communication (with baseline grids) - JPEG.(Week 7 - 16.05.2023)
Figure 2.4: Final Task 2: Typographic Exploration and
Communication (with baseline grids) - PDF.(Week 7 - 16.05.2023)
Task 3: Type Design & Communication
Week 7 - Week 13 / 15.05.23 - 09.06.23
Downloadable link for font:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yaxjFzI6_Vey5zQr6VRFCrR1R6vVSb_M
Figure 3.2: Final Task 3: Type Design and Communication
"Brush CLJR" - JPEG.
(Week 13 - 26.06.2023)
Figure 3.3: "Brush CLJR" Typo Poster A4 - JPEG
(W13:02/07/2023)
Figure 3.4: Final Task 3: Type Design and Communication "Brush CLJR" - PDF (W13:02/07/2023)
Figure 3.5: "Brush CLJR" Typo Poster A4 - PDF (W13:02/07/2023)
✧✧Reflections ✧✧
Figure 3.1: Metrics Window with sentence in FontsLab.
(Week 13 - 26.06.2023)
Figure 3.4: Final Task 3: Type Design and Communication "Brush CLJR" - PDF (W13:02/07/2023)
Figure 3.5: "Brush CLJR" Typo Poster A4 - PDF (W13:02/07/2023)
✧✧Reflections ✧✧
Experience
I had previously studied typography, but when faced with many problems here, I still encountered a lot of things and discovered my own limitations, especially as every design must be completed and reflected by myself. I still believe I am able to complete the task. I also like the fact that I can accomplish things on my own, which helps me to be more disciplined. I've always loved typography and language/words, so learning how to communicate myself better through typography is really interesting to me. I also enjoy how Mr. Vinod consistently provides us comments that we can quickly understand and implement, which has been very helpful to me.
I had previously studied typography, but when faced with many problems here, I still encountered a lot of things and discovered my own limitations, especially as every design must be completed and reflected by myself. I still believe I am able to complete the task. I also like the fact that I can accomplish things on my own, which helps me to be more disciplined. I've always loved typography and language/words, so learning how to communicate myself better through typography is really interesting to me. I also enjoy how Mr. Vinod consistently provides us comments that we can quickly understand and implement, which has been very helpful to me.
Observation
After completing all of the required tasks, I definitely became more sensitive to typefaces and all of their qualities and subtleties. I'm suddenly noticing typography everywhere and consciously analysing it, which is quite interesting. I think I'm only now seeing the way common it is in design and even in our daily lives. I also enjoyed viewing everyone's work over the semester since it was exciting to see how differently we all viewed things.
After completing all of the required tasks, I definitely became more sensitive to typefaces and all of their qualities and subtleties. I'm suddenly noticing typography everywhere and consciously analysing it, which is quite interesting. I think I'm only now seeing the way common it is in design and even in our daily lives. I also enjoyed viewing everyone's work over the semester since it was exciting to see how differently we all viewed things.
Findings
Throughout the course, I discovered that typesetting was more than just
looking. There are a lot of constraints which were hard to me when I
first began studying about typography. I expected rules, but not so many
and not so much explanation about each phrase, especially the structure
of letters.
