Alphabet Soup Part 2 - Design Ideas

After exploring some of the words I chose, a prominent idea was the use of geometric shapes. This not only reflects academics/mathematics, but it also connotes precision and accuracy. These are some design sheets where I explored various ideas.

Using triangles to form the basis of the letters. 

Here I used triangles in a pattern to form the basis of each indidivual letter. Although the concept is evident in large format, the shapes may merge and become un-recogniseable when scaled to a smaller shape.

3D Shapes

Using an existing block typeface, I created a 3D style letterform. Each letter would be constructed from various 3D shapes which were set apart slightly. Again, similar to the previous design idea, it may be difficult to distinguish in a smaller format.

Geometric shapes

This design is constructed from lines, triangles, circles, etc. I have kept the shapes within the Calibri font - a sans-serif font which is minimalist yet has certain characteristics which are friendly and bold (this was from my initial research of existing typefaces).

...more design ideas

Here I have looked at several possible ways of forming letters with geometric shapes and lines. The ideas towards the bottom right of the sheet (which may be hard to see) are formed using straight lines which construct a curved line - something I learned in maths years ago! I tried manipulating these into different letterforms - X, V and M, for example.

The idea shown towards the bottom right of the design was inspired by this image found on this post. It reminded me of a technique I learnt previously - straight lines drawn in such a way that it formed curved lines.

4 ideas taken from research

These 4 design ideas were taken from one piece of research which I found - here. It inspired me to create something similar in my own work as not only is it modern, minimal and contemporary, but it also reflects the words I chose (precise, neat).

Curves/droplets

In this design, I have used a thin, sans-serif typeface which is based on the font entitled Aaargh (found here). I added raindrop style shapes to the ascenders, descenders, counters of all the letters to add a unique twist to an existing font. In the crit, however, it was brought up that it may not reflect the words I chose as much as my other ideas therefore I will not continue with this design idea.

This design (and others below) was based on something I found when researching abstract fonts, as found on my context blog found here. The link to the image itself is here.

Abstract shapes

Also taken from the reseach, I added curved lines, one after another along with some circles which I spontaneously placed around each letterform.