Assignment 2: Modularity

For assignment 2 we had to create 3 different designs using triangles, squares or circles. We had to pick a word or 3 different words. The word I choose was shiny. I choose that because it is ironic that the words themselves aren't shiny.

2,3,4 Color Patterns

Using our custom made color palette we had to use the different colors and make a pattern. We could only use circles, squares or triangles. We could change the opacity and use the colors we chose to be in our palette. 

Custom Made Color Palette

This time in Illustrator we had to make our own color palette. We had to try and stay away from black, white and gray.

Assignment 2 Pratice

 

This is all I could think of. This assignment will need a lot of thought. The second E, I intersected all of the squares so it gave black and white. The first one is obviously half circles.

"How to Choose a Typeface" response

     Whenever I need to find a font to use I always get frustrated. There are so many of them and I never know which one to pick. Sometimes I know exactly which one to pick, other times I like so many of them that I can't choose just one. There are times when I don't like any of the fonts, that I have to walk away for a little bit and take a break.
     I didn't really know that there was a difference between readability and legibility. I always thought they were the same thing, but I guess not. The best way to explain legibility is referring to the actually design of the typeface, this means whether or not it has serifs or not or the width of the stroke of the letter. Readability on the other hand is the interaction between the type style, color, size, and other properties that you can change to make the type different. My favorite tip the article gives about readability is "choose typefaces that were designed for the purpose." To me this makes perfect sense. If the type or font doesn't look right with what you are designing, don't use it. It's simple.
     The concept of appropriateness is a simple one too. If the type doesn't work, it doesn't work. Whenever you create something for a company, you don't want fonts that look childish, that would work. You want fonts that make the company important and stable. The tip they give is really smart too. When you write down words the font makes you feel and it doesn't match your company, don't use it.When your feelings match the font then you can work with that and make your design even better.
     A mood of a type can say a lot. (this can also go with aesthetics, they sort of overlap) What they say is true, if you can think of something that would fit the opposite of what you want, then maybe you haven't found that special font yet. When personal choice comes into play, you don't want to over do it. Just because it looks good to you doesn't mean it will look good to someone else. Just make sure you have a reason to back up why you think it looks good.
     So now whenever I need to design something that includes text I will know what to do. First I need to decide a font that has multiple choices to choose from, like bold, italic, bold italic and etc. If I can't find any of that then I need a second font to choose from. Then consider what others of already done so you don't copy them or do something similar to them. And then I need to experiment with what I create. I need to make good ones and bad ones to know what not to do. That way I will know what looks good and what doesn't. The last final tip is a good one: "break the rules." Just because it hasn't been done before doesn't mean it won't be good. Take a chance, believe in yourself.


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Vintage Font Pen Tool

We again were using Illustrator. This time we had to do a Google search and find vintage fonts, like the ones on old signs or packaging. We used a tool in Illustrator called the pen tool. It lets you basically draw on the computer, like you would with pencil and paper. We had to trace the image of the font and try to re-create it as best as we could. I have used the pen tool before, and I didn't really like it and I still don't really like it. But as I use it more I begin to like it more and more. We were only supposed to one image but like I said I'm beginning to like using the pen tool, so I did two.

Type Something In Illustrator

We were introduced (or re-introduced for me) to Illustrator. We were experimenting with fonts and learning the anatomy of type. We could move them in any direction and use the pen tool use move specific parts of the letter. (like the E in the first example in type and something.) We were encouraged to do anything we wanted to make the type different from the default font. Make them bold or regular and we needed to experiment with the different fonts.

Play Font in Illustrator

Adjective

Using our found alphabet we had to choose an adjective that describes our artwork or ourselves. There are a lot of words out there and it was hard choosing one. I choose epic because I believe that my artwork is epic. I don't care if other people don't think it's epic but I do. I love to make art and it is epic to me. It doesn't matter if no else thinks it is, it only matters if I do. But it is nice if other people like my artwork, it makes me feel special.

Found Alphabet