In this workshop, we had to select a final typeface to take forward and create a sentence out of. I decided on this:
However, I wanted to make it more rounded and more even so I decided to take my time as well as experiment with different weights for my final typeface. This was the final result:
I tried to be exact in my letter spacing and also the sizes of the letters however, this is very hard to do freehand and I did struggle with achieving a perfect looking sentence. However, it has vastly changed from the draft of this typeface. I like the fact it is round and more friendly, but I am not happy with the 'i' as well as the 'q' and the 'b' because they look different and sloppier than the rest of the letters. I also struggled with the 'b' 'o' and 'q' because of the circular spaces within them. I am overall happy with my final result and definitely feel that a thicker weight looks better in comparison to the thinner weight on 'fox' but glad that I experimented with both. It could be neater and more precise and even more adventurous but I do like it as a basic looking typeface.
Overall, I thought the typography tutorials were incredibly beneficial as I love working with pen and paper and it refreshed my drawing abilities. However, I do feel like my style, which is quite loose and freehand, does not compliment doing typography because it takes a lot of attention to detail. It did allow me to practise this way of working which is also very useful.
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