Thursday, 23 October 2014

Typeface development - studio brief 2 - OUGD403

After an illustrator session, I began to create vector letters using my original font Bodoni as a guide. The process involved firstly typing the letter then using type > create outlines to add anchors to the type. I would then use the pen tool to create vectors around the letterform to fill in the gaps and spaces. Once I had completed this, I merged both the letterform and my new vector into one shape.
My original design was Occupy regular, as you can see below. However, I began by creating occupy bold as this was not only quick to make but also meant I could create my initial font very quickly. As a result of this process I developed 4 different typefaces.  

To create Occupy light and ultra light I selected all the letterforms from my bold typeface. I then edited the settings of the vectors so that the letterforms were not filled in, but only outlines. Then to create occupy regular, I  copied the ultra light design and repeated this 3 types in different positions. I selected ultra light to create regular as if the lines were too thick the layers of letters would be lost. 

I placed my final alphabet as a whole on the standard grid on illustrator so that the letters lined up correctly.


Occupy Bold



Occupy Regular 


Occupy light 


Occupy Extra Light 


I then began to put my letters into words as a trial run. The letter U stood out to me as it just seemed too wide compared to the other letterforms. This wideness was created by the serifs on the Bodoni O. Therefore, I decided to reduce the wideness of the U so it was more consistent with the rest of the typeface.



original wider 'U'


New 'U'



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