type project

Type Project Reflective Essay

For this project I experimented with many different typefaces, which was good and bad. The advantage to checking out a bunch of fonts allowed me to set up a bunch of different compositions. It allowed me to appreciate the different lines and curves of each font. However, I may have had too many options. It took a while for me to find fonts I really liked.

When I first started making these compositions, I picked the first letter of someone’s name. I soon abandoned that idea because after looking at so many fonts I discovered the letters that held no significance to me were more aesthetically interesting. I then started looking at the whole alphabet in different fonts and picked the letter I found most appealing. Most of the letters I chose were very linear but I played with curves too.

My favorite composition is the letter  “y” with the yellow background. This font is like an outline of the letter, you can see the background through the letter. I like the tension between the letters and the square as well as the tension created between one “y” and another “y.” I wanted all of the colors to be different to create more of a pattern and not just a bunch of same color lines. I also think the colors are somewhat competing with each other, causing a little more push or attention. This font made it easy for me to know when I was done. When I had too many letters it became covered with too many lines and bright colors. It would just get too chaotic.