Shadow Typography Created by Brooke Vaske
Shadow Typography The Beginning This project required me to create letter forms with my body. Before class, I experimented in the mirror to get an idea of what I wanted to do. I was nervous that my letters would look similar to everyone else’s, but I learned that different body types and different levels of flexibility made for some diverse letter forms among my classmates and I (even if we used the same pose). My classmates helped me tweak my original ideas to receive the best outcome. We learned that the best way to capture our letter forms was to sit or stand on the table rather than the floor. Another thing we learned, was that the next time we do a project like this, we should stretch before hand.
Shadow Typography
During + Process After bringing my letter forms together in InDesign, I used a light table to trace them. I found that it was difficult to get the base line, cap line and kerning right since my letter forms were so organic. It took a few tries, but I think I was successful in the end. Throughout this process, I learned more about the anatomy of type and a little bit about the process type designers go through to create type faces. I also enjoyed watching my classmates throughout this project. It is amazing how we all go through a different process to reach the same outcome. After I was happy with my letters, I inked the final, scanned it and uploaded it into InDesign to being working on my anatomy chart.
Shadow Typography
Inspiration I tend to be attracted to simple designs. I liked how these were straightforward, but used a bit of color to emphasis certain parts. I also liked the use of arrows and circles used to guide the eye to the terms. However, once I hung up my first chart for critique I realized that my lines did not stand out. So I made the decision to make the strokes thicker for my final chart. I also made changes to some of the terms.
Shadow Type | Anatomy Chart Arm
Axis
Capline Shoulder
Bowl
x-height Stem
Kerning Baseline
Axis
Leg
Cap Height
Counter