Friday, 15 March 2013

Brief 3 - More font development

I started to create the rest of the lowercase letterforms. Based on my sketches and grid system, I created the following 'w' letterform. However, it appeared completely different on screen and seemed far too narrow. I expanded it slightly to ensure it was consistent with the rest of the letterforms. In the second image, I have compared the width of the V to the W. As opposed to repeating the 'v' twice, I thought it would be better, optically, if it was slightly wider.





Due to the difficulty of the s letterform and the geometric aesthetic I aimed for, I decided to use a single stroke width for the lowercase s. I keep altering the anchor points and curves to try and achieve a continuous and fluid curve.






As I avoided using the angular bisect of the ascenders and descenders within the font, I decided to avoid any other sharp angles throughout the letterforms — this included the base and top of the 'z'. As opposed to continuing the diagonal stem to the base, I decided to cut it half way, as shown below, to create a more balanced and rigid aesthetic.








I made a font???



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