Typography (Final Compilation & Reflection)

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Week 1 - Week 14 [26/9/2023 - 2/1/2024]
Kong Ga Wai 0359692
Bachelor in Design Creative Media
GCD60104 - Typography
Final Compilation & Reflection
SUBMISSION


Task 1: Exercise 1 - Type Expression

Final Type Expression


Final Type Expression

Final Animated Type Expression



Task 1: Exercise 2 - Text Formatting

HEAD
Font/s: Bodoni MT (Black & Condensed Bold Italic)
Type Size/s: 21pt & 12pt
Leading: 11pt
Paragraph spacing: 20pt

BODY
Font/s: Adobe Arabic (Bold)
Type Size/s: 16pt
Leading: 11pt
Paragraph spacing: 20pt
Characters per-line: 55
Alignment: Justify with last line aligned left
Margins: 12.7 mm top, 12.7 mm left + 12.7 mm right + 50 mm bottom
Columns: 2
Gutter: 5 mm

Final Text Formatting Layout


Final Text Formatting Layout


Final Text Formatting Layout (Grid)


Task 2: Typographic Exploration & Communication


Final Typographic Exploration & Communication


Final Typographic Exploration & Communication (Grid)


Task 3: Type Design & Communication



Final Type Design & Communication (FontLab)


Final Type Design & Communication


Final Type Design & Communication



Final Type Design & Communication Poster


Final Type Design & Communication Poster



REFLECTION

Throughout the 14 weeks, I have learned how much work has to be put in for typography. The TGC I learned is the Lifelong Learning. Most part of this was learning through the YouTube video given by the lecture and asking for feedback from them. There are many ups and downs, sometimes things go well while sometimes it doesn't. 

Task 1 Exercise 1 taught me how expressive letters can be by how they are presented. This task was enjoyable and I learned how even without distorting the letter can still be efficient. However, I can't say the same for Exercise 2 and Task 2. They are about kerning which is quite frustrating to do. One sentence would look good but another would be affected, it is a non-stop backtracking. I had the most fun with Task 3. Task 3 we have to design a font which I actually had wanted to do for a while now. Some parts were also a little frustrating, like when some letters look wider compared to others even though they are the exact same width. I also learned that some letters are actually different in size despite them looking identical to others, (like how 'I' is the thinnest letter of all other letters, I thought it had the same width as 'T'). 

Overall the experience taught me a lot about the subject. It opened my eyes to the detail put into designing font and kerning in books and other places.