Typography/Task 2
2/5/2023 - 26/5/2023 / Week 6 - Week 8
Lim Jun Teng/0362890
GCD60104/Typography/Bachelor
of Design (Hon) in Creative Media
Task 2:Exercise 1
LECTURES
WEEK 5: Task 2 Progress Demo
This video is provided by Mr.Vinod, in this video show that how to complete
Task 2.
INSTUCTIONS
Task 2: Exercise
For Task 2, we have to create a 2-page editorial spread (200 x 200) using the texts that provided. No images and just black & white colour , but minor graphical elements, except line, shade, etc. are be allowed. First, we must use Adobe Illustrator for the headline expression. After that ,we can use Adobe InDesign to design and express the text.1.Sketches
I choose 'Unite To Visualise A Better World' be my work and created three
sketches using Adobe Illustrator.
Fig1.1 Sketches 1
Fig1.2 Sketches 2
Fig1.3 Sketches 3
2.Layout Progress
Before the final result, I tried these 3 different layouts to make a
final decision. I hope that what I present is a simple and
understandable design.
Fig2.1 Layout 1
Fig2.2 Layout 2
Fig2.3 Layout 3
3.FINAL Layout
Redo Sketches
After Mr. Vinod's feedback, I found that my work could not express the
meaning of the article, but I did not intend to change another theme. I
did some research, and I found that Unity is actually very suitable for
circular performance, so I added some circular materials in the final work
and this is my sketches of the final work.
New Layout
Fig3.2 Layout
FINAL WORK
HEAD
Font/s: ITC New Baskerville Std
Type Size/s: 91pt
BODY
Font/s: Janson Text LT Std
Type Size/s: 10 pt
Leading: 12 pt
Paragraph spacing: 11pt
Characters per-line: 51
Alignment: left justified
Fig3.3 Final work
FEEDBACK
WEEK 6
General Feedback: This week Mr.Vinod check our work and give us some
feedback to improve the work. Then I came out with 3 different layout.
Specific Feedback: Mr.Vinod said that my design expression has nothing to do
with the article, and my article font does not look messy on the blue
line
WEEK 7
General Feedback: This week Mr.Vinod check our work and e-portfolio to ensure our work is complete.
Specific Feedback: This week Mr. Vinod asked us to ensure that our e-portfolio is updated, and all final work must have pdf and jpeg files. Then Mr. Vinod gave me the opinion of my work that there are many pictures in my work, and I need to remove this picture.
REFLECTIONS
Experiences: Before this exercise, we have completed text formatting and
word expression, but this time we need to design the headline, which seems
to me to be a combination of type expression and text formatting layout.
Observation: At the beginning, my layout was rejected by Mr. Vinod without
any accident, but this was already within my expectation. In the feedback
given by Mr. Vinod, I learned about my shortcomings. I found that many times
my design has nothing to do with the text or the meaning of the word. This
is what I should improve. I also saw my shortcomings and what I should learn
from others through the exercises of other students.
Findings: I found out that in fact Mr. The feedback given by Vinod is almost
the same as that of task1, which means that I have been making the same
mistakes over and over again. I think I have to get rid of these habits in
order to make better progress.
FURTHER READING
At this week I will continue to my reading that is start from font
style and families.
Font style is variations and their availability in different design
programs. It mentions that many fonts only come in a plain version
and rely on styling to appear bold or italic. Some fonts have
limited variations, such as only plain and italic or plain and bold
versions, while others lack a bold italic option.
It also explains that older programs like Microsoft Word,
QuarkXPress, PageMaker, and FrameMaker do not differentiate whether
a font has bold or italic versions. They allow users to apply any
style formatting, regardless of whether the font actually supports
it. To ensure the correct variation, it recommends using font
weights from the font menu instead of relying on style menu options
or formatting buttons.
At my opinion the passage highlights is the complexities and
inconsistencies in font variations across different design
programs and emphasizes the importance of using the correct font
weights and styles to ensure accurate output.
Font families is the concept of font families, which are fonts
that share the same design but differ in weight. It mentions that
while many fonts only come in a plain (or Roman) weight, body-copy
fonts offer additional variations such as italic, oblique, bold,
and bold italic or oblique. Some fonts also have extra weights and
matching condensed or extended versions.
It also provides a list of weights commonly used in fonts, ranging
from the lightest to the heaviest, such as Extra Light, Thin,
Roman, Medium, Demi-Bold, Bold, and Heavy. It notes that the
naming of weights is subjective and varies among font designers,
with some considering a thin font heavier than a light font or an
extra bold font heavier than a black font. Even between standard
and condensed fonts, there may be differences in weight names.
Their are advises using font weights from the font menu for the
best results, as different fonts may have varying weight names. It
suggests using one or two fonts from a font family to maintain
consistency and avoid excessive font categories.
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