Brief 3 - Alphabet Soup/Typeface: Last Modifications

After the crit it was useful to reflect on the feedback given. One of the main things that became apparent is that the new letter forms should be working around the basis of the chosen font. For this reason some of the ideas were scrapped and four were kept and adapted to the silhouette of Briem Akademi (STD Condensed).

The two preferable outcomes from the ideas shown above are the 'A' and the 'D' as both of these portray his character best.  The final alphabet and glyphs will be hand rendered onto tracing paper which will show how Johnathan's hand made style of work. 

The 'A' will probably work best because it shows the idea of being busy but from afar looking neat and organised.

The next step (shown above) is to format a grid that fits in a 4 by 8 ratio with all the letters in and 6 chosen glyphs. This will then make the process of hand rendering it a lot easier and quicker.

Brief 3 - Alphabet Soup/Type Face: Interim Crit

The feedback that was given for Brief 3 has been really useful for developing the alphabet further. The way the crit was laid out meant that we didn't present to the group, but rather lay our work out and let it speak for itself. On a separate sheet was written anonymous feedback which we could then use to develop our alphabet.

The main pieces of feedback that seem to be of value are the following:

• examples of the font silhouettes being used as the starting point
• begin looking at 3D and mechanical 
• Top heavy letters work well
• exploring the idea of tracks and working that in with the font of Briem Akademi
• tall letterforms
• 'divided idea is most visually pleasing' - idea of constructing and deconstructing
• choose a clear path, focus on one of his traits or think of overlapping traits
• focus on creating more legible letterforms

From this it allows for a wide range of ideas to be developed further and hopefully form a strong basis of work.

Brief 3 - Alphabet Soup/ Type Face: Paired Questions

Today we were put in pairs and given a list of questions to get to know each other better but mainly to find, and then eventually create, a type face that expressed them as a person. Below are the questions and answers:

When are you happiest?
Christmas time

What is your greatest fear?
Wasps and angry dogs

Favourite place in the world?
Florida

What is your earliest memory?
Saving my cousin from drowning

What is your most embarrassing moment?
Knocked out by my younger sister and split my head open

What makes you unhappy?
Family disputes

Who would play you in a film of your life?
Denzel Washington

What is your favourite smell?
Freshly cut grass

What is your favourite word?
Debate

What would be your fancy dress outfit?
Crayola

What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Twilight

How do you relax?
Drive around

If you could edit your past what would be one thing you change?
Concentrating more in school

Dream Job?
F1 driver


Here is a list of other information I have found out that could be useful when creating an alphabet:

• Wishes he could play drums
• Interested in mechanics
• Works a lot
• Localised
• Favourite colour is red
• Rap
• Caps
• Forgetful
• Busy
• Likes a routine
• Sarcastic
• Motivated
• Outgoing
• Prefers working by hand and then scanning it in
• Minimal