This week I have finally managed to complete my font. After many headaches induced by staring at a computer screen for too long I finally think my font is to standard. Here is a picture of the entire alphabet (I will include the actual file, this is just a screenshot):
I’m quite impressed with how the letters look; particularly towards the end as I began to experiment further with shaping of letters. I’m particularly satisfied with the H with it’s internal lines which create some sort of bridge. One point in the process which left me slightly stuck is when I got to the letter Q. At this point I hadn’t used any diagonal lines as I felt it would break away from the grid system. I was able to find a solution for the letters M and N by using a few small lines. I was quite pleased with how this looked on these letters however I couldn’t apply it to the Q. I tried a number of different alternatives but nothing seemed to substitute. I reluctantly put in a diagonal line however I was quite glad to see that it didn’t throw off my design. After this, I was quite pleased to use diagonals again. To some extent I wish I had broken this rule earlier as it might have led to some interesting letters however, had I used diagonal lines, my M and N I feel would have looked quite standard. I decided to produce 2 demo models. One is a poster for my band using a circular design I’ve been experimenting with for a while. The other is a bag for my fictitious furniture shop I aptly named Bauhaus:
I really like seeing my designs actually used on products and gives me confidence that I’ve achieved what I set out to. Hopefully I’ll be able to return to this font later on to use in actual design projects in future. For now though it’s important that I leave this for now and begin my Einstein infographic.
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Continue Einstein and Infographic research
Amend the letter A, looking a bit thicker and messier on some of the lines