OUGD403 (Studio brief3) Alphabet Soup Typeface

STUDIO BRIEF 3 - ALPHABET SOUP - TYPEFACE

Brief

Design a typeface for a full alphabet and 6 extra glyphs of your choice inlcuding but not limited to punctuation marks (a to z, !, ?, @, £, :, .) The typeface must represent the personality/character of your partner. You will discover their personality/character through a series of set questions. You must select an appropriate typeface from Adobe Font Folio as the starting point for your manipulations. Using your newfound appreciation of the anatomy of typographic forms and the wealth of research that you have already gathered, focus on the manipulation of your existing letterform in order to solve this problem.

Background / Considerations

Experiment with a range of possible line qualities, marks, colour and paper types. How will colour help the communication? What stock (paper) can you work with? Do you need to draw, photocopy, photograph, collage, trace or combine processes? Your final resolutions should read as convincing, legible, well crafted and clearly presented typographic forms.

For this brief we are instructed to work with a partner and create a typeface and 6 extra glyphs that we think reflects their personality. The original typeface we choose from the adobe font folio should already reflect this personality, however we are required to manipulate this typeface effectively and show our own interpretations in the typeface.
To begin research into this brief, I shall get to know my parter Will in more detail and find out what type of person Will is, and also his personal hobbies and interests.