I chose a font entitled "Aaargh!" which I found whilst browsing the web for light, minimalist fonts. Although it was classified as a thinner font, I wanted the main aspect of the letters to be even thinner to portray this concept effectively.
Using Illustrator, I created a path of each letter. I then began to use the aforementioned technique for each letterform - either in the counter, along the stem etc which I then repeated for similar letters so each letterform did not look spontaneously designed but as part of a set. As you can see in the following image, there were some letters where I altered the positioning and scale and experimented with different placements. I then settled on a final design.
I then arranged these letters into the grid that was outlined in the brief (4 x 8). This is so the 26 letters and 6 glyphs fit precisely in a grid format.
I then printed these letters onto A4 sheets to then trace onto the A1 tracing paper. However, when using a fine liner pen to draw each individual line, the ink tended to bleed and smudge especially when using a ruler therefore the outcome was not as effective as I hoped. I will re-create this once again, using a thinner pen and one that is resistant to smudging. This is the final design:
The personality traits i interpreted from the typeface were Academic, Mathematical, Precise and neat. I thought the Typeface was really well designed. It was legible at various sizes and was really pleasing to look at. i especially liked how intricate it was. i think its really effective at representing me, it communicated my academic side and the fact that i like neat and organised things. It was also quite feminine, not too bold or loud which also represented my personality.
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