Friday, September 16, 2016

Name typography

This year in e-Comm our first project was name typography. It dealt with many different fonts that were supposed to represent things we liked or things we liked to do. For example, if we liked going to the beach, then we would make a font that felt like you were at the beach. So make the o in your name a beach ball or add some "sand" around your name.

The process for doing this was very long but very interesting at the same time. First I made my sketches for all of my possibilities. At least three concepts for each category. After the sketches we went to the computer to put our ideas into illustrator and start looking for fonts that were similar to ur sketches. After we collected our fonts we put them into illustrator and cleaned up minor flaws that we had. Once all of our fonts were the way we liked them we put them into indesign with crop marks and bleed and then print them to go onto the last step. We then cut out all of our fonts and sprayed them onto a matboard and then after that we were finished once we put the description of the project on the back.

During this project I learned many new things about where illustrator has put all of their tools after updating it, as well as indesign. I also learned how to make precise cuts with an x-acto knife and how to cut your finger while doing so.

For the next project we have I wouldn't do many things differently besides maybe come to class after school to work a little if I need to and at the same time not to push myself if I am ahead on my work. Things I would do the same is ask for help when I need it but try to ask someone around me first. This why I try to solve my problems myself and manage my how how I wold like to and not stress over a project at the last minute.

From this project I have had many experiences such as how to cut and how not to cut matboard as well as regular paper and where not to put your phone when spraying at the table.

Overall this project was really unique in its own way just as all the others are. I have made many experiences from it and will take those and put them into each project going forward.