As I had predicted, the experimentation has greatly improved my letters. It didn’t take too much adding of extra lines to make the font look much more artistic. I also think it still falls in the boundaries of De Stijl and captures it’s experimental nature. Here’s a look of my initial letters after experimentation:
As you can see, I haven’t actually needed to add much to the initial letters to improve the letters. I’m still keeping the rule of vertical lines and I have placed the lines so they look aligned. What’s good is that they still can be read as letters which, I feared, would be lost if I interfered too much. Throughout this process I’ll have to maintain a balance of decoration and legibility.
This week we have also been given our second task which is to produce an Infographic explaining Einstein’s theory of relativity. This project has got me slightly nervous as I haven’t studied physics since high school whereas other designers in the class are already asking whether the task refers to the general or special relativity theory. I know this is going to involve a great deal of strain to learn this theory let alone translate it to infographic. Before I begin this I’ll try and get my typography finished first. Hopefully this shouldn’t take too long if I devote this next week to getting it finished.
Checklist: Research Einstein
Continue to improve and finish Typography