Typography for print 2611QCA Celeste janina
Name of the font:
The Process:
1. Create Type Specimen Sheet 2. Pick 3 Fonts
The Process:
3. Pick font to modify [Electra] 4. Overlap the 3 fonts and take note of the differences towards the Electra font. 5. Using lined paper draw out the exsisting font and try to add small changes to combine that attributes of the other two fonts. (Pencil, Artline 200 fine 0.4, ruler & eraser). 6. In the editting process using Illustrator once a change is make to one letter use the same (shape, curve and thickness throughout).
Electra Type Specimen Sheet:
ELECTRA Electra designed in 1935 by William Addison Dwiggins.
Design intent: “...I’d like to
make it warm, so full of blood and personality that it would jump at you.“
IL1 il1 LEGIBILITY TEST
TYPE PUNCUATION & LIGATURES
& “” # @ ; : {}[]() % ? ! ., /- _ fi ff fl ffl fa fh ft fb Th fj il fb WEIGHT: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 PT The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. WEIGHT: 56, 45, 34, 24, 20, 16, 14 PT
WEIGHT: BOLD | 76 PT
WEIGHT: REGULAR, ITALIC, BOLD, BOLD ITALIC | 36 PT
HEADING ABC HEADING ABC HEADING ABC HEADING ABC WEIGHT: REGULAR, ITALIC, BOLD, BOLD ITALIC | 36 PT
1234567890 1234567890 1234567890
REGULAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 REGULAR REGULAR REGULAR REGULAR REGULAR
WEIGHT: REGULAR, ITALIC, BOLD, BOLD ITALIC | 13 PT
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
The New & Old:
Pink = Original Typeface
Black = Altered Typeface
Adaline Type Specimen Sheet:
ADALINE Adaline is an elegant font that is named after the 2015 film The Age of Adaline.
Similar to the movie it is
inspired through time and is be eligable and engaging.
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LEGIBILITY TEST
TYPE PUNCUATION
!@#$%^&*()-+={}[]|\:;,./? WEIGHT: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 PT The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. WEIGHT: 56, 45, 34, 24, 20, 16, 14 PT
REGULAR REGULAR REGULAR
WEIGHT: BOLD | 76 PT
WEIGHT: REGULAR, ITALIC, BOLD, BOLD ITALIC | 36 PT
HEADINGABC HEADINGABC HEADINGABC HEADINGABC WEIGHT: REGULAR, ITALIC, BOLD, BOLD ITALIC | 36 PT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 89 0 WEIGHT: REGULAR, ITALIC, BOLD, BOLD ITALIC | 13 PT
REGULAR
AB C D E FGH I J KLM NO P Q RS T UV W XY Z
REGULAR
AB C D E FGH I J KLM NO P Q RS T UV W XY Z
REGULAR
AB C D E FGH I J KLM NO P Q RS T UV W XY Z AB C D E FGH I J KLM NO P Q RS T UV W XY Z
Kerning the Typeface:
Issues & Solutions:
Issue: Disconnected points & not to proportions. Solution: All anchor points are connected, place letter on the base line and pull the guide to the letter.
Issue: Importing letters without scaling it correctly. Solution: Check ai. file and proceed to place in Typetool.
Issue: Continuing with major errors without checking. Solution: Check guide lines in both Typetook & ai. file, make sure to scale correctly.
Example of Adaline:
Thisis Adalinein lowercase letters. 123456789 0 !@#$%^&*()-=+{} []\|;: " '/?.,
Sneak Peak Book Concept:
• Typography factual Information • Experimention with scale and interesting type layout • Classic yet stylish flare