In this seminar, we were asked to create five characters in an individual style. This linked on from the typography lecture we had earlier that day. Everyone created 5 letters in a unique style and we then organised them on a table. I was given the letters 'E', 'F', 'G' and I did a variety of things with these letters. My favourite out of the four is the capital 'E' that has a geometrical style. This is followed by the smaller letter 'e' which has quite an abstract style.
I found the task challenging because I hadn't done any prior research into typography and typefaces although I did get some ideas from the typography lecture earlier that day. I enjoyed the creative side of this activity but the 'F' and the 'G' are both simplistic, with the 'F' being my least favourite.
All together, the letter forms looked really interesting and there were some really good examples of typography. Everyone used the post-it note in a different way as some ripped the paper and some used a symbol to represent the letters. A personal favourite is the waves that represent the letter 'C' because 'sea' phonetically sounds the same as 'C'. This is a clever response to the task.
Overall, the task was a good way to reflect on what we had learnt in the previous lecture. It was challenging and all my characters were of a different standard although I liked the creative side of the task and being able to have some creative freedom.
