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03.11.2012Category: -
1%20download1
39%20glyphs39
A%20favorite%20of%201%20user1
This%20is%20my%20first%20Fonstruction%20whilst%20studying%20my%20degree%20in%20Graphic%20Design%20at%20UWE.%20It%20is%20themed%20%27dynamic%27%2C%20however%20once%20i%20started%20research%20and%20mind%20mapping%20i%20went%20more%20in%20the%20direction%20of%20dynamic%20dance%20and%20movement%3B%20which%20is%20what%20lead%20me%20to%20looking%20at%20ribbons%20and%20ballet.%20I%20wanted%20to%20bring%20the%20letterforms%20back%20towards%20the%20dynamic%20theme%2C%20so%20decided%20to%20make%20the%20sides%20and%20corners%20more%20angular.%20With%20some%20of%20the%20letters%20i%20tried%20to%20create%20a%20joined%20up%20handwriting%20feel%2C%20inspired%20by%20the%20way%20that%20ribbon%20floats%20and%20would%20fall%20if%20it%20was%20making%20the%20letters%20naturally.%20
8.7Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.7%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E9.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 14 votes
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22.11.2012Tags:
Uwe, Saintly, Divine, Comedy, Gustav, Dore, Illustration, Engravings, Thick, Serif, Stain, Glass, Window, Church, Architecture, Martin, BodgerCategory:
Display
18%20downloads18
35%20comments35
36%20glyphs36
A%20favorite%20of%206%20users6
Part%20of%20my%20%22Found%20Type%22%20project%20at%20UWE%20where%20we%20had%20to%20design%20a%20font%20for%20a%20theme%20that%20we%20chose.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20chose%20Saintly.%0D%0A%0D%0AThroughout%20my%20research%2C%20I%20looked%20at%20the%20architecture%20of%20churches%2C%20the%20similarities%20in%20there%20designs%20and%20how%20certain%20shapes%20could%20easily%20be%20recognised%20as%20being%20linked%20to%20that%20type%20of%20architecture.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20then%20started%20looking%20at%20Dante%20Alghieri%27s%20Divine%20Comedy%20and%20the%20illustrations%20by%20John%20Flaxman%20and%20Gustav%20Dor%C3%A9.%0D%0A%0D%0AAt%20first%20it%20became%20difficult%20trying%20to%20figure%20out%20how%20to%20implement%20this%20into%20a%20font%2C%20but%20then%20I%20took%20on%20a%20challenge%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AWould%20it%20be%20possible%20to%20get%20Dor%C3%A9%27s%20engravings%20into%20the%20font.%0D%0A%0D%0AThen%20another%20thought%20crossed%20my%20mind%2C%20how%20do%20images%20look%20when%20compressed%20to%20low%20pixel%20quality%20sizes%20and%20how%20they%20are%20still%20recognisable.%0D%0A%0D%0ASo%20I%20did%20that%2C%20I%20bought%20a%20book%20of%20Dor%C3%A9%27s%20illustrations%20for%20the%20divine%20comedy%2C%20and%20they%20started%20to%20build%20into%20the%20letters.%0D%0A%0D%0AEach%20letter%20also%20has%20this%20Art%20Deco%20like%20area%20to%20it%20which%20went%20well%20for%20the%20Stain%20Glass%20Window%20approach%20I%20also%20wanted%20in%20the%20design.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%20took%20a%20lot%20of%20practice%20to%20get%20this%20right%2C%20and%20there%20was%20a%20fair%20amount%20of%20copy%20and%20pasting%20here%20and%20there%20but%20overall%20I%27m%20quite%20happy%20with%20the%20turn%20out.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20hope%20you%20all%20enjoy%21
7.5Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E10.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 1 vote
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30.10.2012Category:
Display
4%20downloads4
2%20comments2
32%20glyphs32
This%20typeface%20is%201%20of%20the%20responses%20I%20had%20towards%20the%20word%20%27order%27.%20It%27s%20not%20the%20most%20intricate%20of%20designs%2C%20but%20conveys%20the%20idea%20of%20order%20in%20the%20form%20of%20receipts%20clearly.%20This%20brief%20was%20created%20by%20my%20degree%20course.
8.1Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.1%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E8.3%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 15 votes
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11.11.2012Tags:
Uwe, Bristol, Vibration, Accent, Sans Serif, Voice, Capitals, Upper Case, Bold, Sound, Vocal, Recording, Typenowhere, Ross James, The Bristol Sound, Graphics, Brizzle Kicks, Chunky, Noise, Fat Face, White Noise, MultitoneCategory:
Display
28%20downloads28
20%20comments20
57%20glyphs57
A%20favorite%20of%2031%20users31
This%20typeface%20is%20based%20on%20the%20theme%20of%20%22Vibration%22.%20From%20the%20beginning%20I%20wanted%20to%20create%20a%20unique%20design%2C%20looking%20at%20sound%20I%20decided%20to%20use%20my%20voice%20as%20the%20starting%20point.%20After%20recording%20myself%20pronouncing%20the%20alphabet%20and%20uploading%20it%20to%20a%20sound%20editor%20I%20looked%20at%20the%20different%20shapes%20and%20patterns%20it%20created.%20This%20was%20my%20voice%20that%20was%20unique%20to%20me%20and%20was%20the%20inspiration%20for%20the%20typeface.%20I%20then%20researched%20fonts%20and%20looked%20at%20bold%2C%20chunky%20designs%20which%20could%20hold%20the%20pattern%20without%20taking%20too%20much%20away%20from%20the%20letter%20form%20as%20it%20was%20important%20to%20me%20that%20my%20design%20was%20still%20legible.%20I%20decided%20to%20use%20the%20corresponding%20sound%20with%20the%20letter%20%28i.e.%20the%20A%20has%20my%20pronunciation%20of%20the%20letter%20running%20through%20it%29making%20it%20different%20from%20anything%20I%20have%20seen%20before.%20Please%20comment%20and%20share%20your%20opinions.%20Thank%20You%0D%0A%0D%0A
8.6Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.6%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E10.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 4 votes
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26.11.2012Category:
Display,
Pixel Optimized,
Monospaced
10%20downloads10
1%20comments1
31%20glyphs31
A%20favorite%20of%203%20users3
UWE%20%27Communicating%20With%20Words%27%20Graphic%20Design%20project.%20%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20chose%20to%20look%20at%20the%20theme%20%27Decay%27%2C%20and%20was%20inspired%20by%20Andy%20Goldsworthy%2C%20Anna%20Garforth%2C%20Daniele%20Del%20Nero%2C%20and%20natural%20occurrences%20such%20as%20rotting%20fruit%20and%20mould.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20grew%20mould%20and%20made%20observational%20sketches%2C%20experimenting%20with%20a%20range%20of%20drawing%20techniques.%0D%0AI%20then%20drew%20out%20my%20font%2C%20and%20used%20graph%20paper%20to%20translate%20it%20into%20pixels.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%20feel%20this%20font%20could%20be%20used%20for%20things%20such%20as%20health%20posters%20for%20sexual%20health%20or%20smoking%20advertisements%2C%20or%20in%20children%27s%20books%2C%20due%20to%20the%20natural%20rounded%20quality.
9.2Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E9.2%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E9.9%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 11 votes
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29.10.2012Category:
Display,
Sans Serif
11%20downloads11
7%20comments7
46%20glyphs46
A%20favorite%20of%205%20users5
This%20typeface%20has%20been%20created%20based%20on%20the%20theme%20%22Energy%22.%20During%20my%20research%2C%20I%20have%20been%20exploring%20%22Energy%22%20from%20different%20points%20of%20view%2C%20from%20the%20essence%20of%20it%2C%20to%20scientific%20bases%20and%20other%20concepts%20like%20positive%20%20and%20negative%20energy%20in%20different%20contexts.%0D%0AThe%20work%20has%20been%20inspired%20by%20the%20scientific%20way%2C%20more%20concretely%20in%20Nikola%20Tesla%27s%20experiments%20in%20the%20area.%20I%20found%20interesting%20how%20energy%20is%20created%20in%20a%20specific%20point%20and%20spreads%20creating%20different%20shapes.%0D%0AThe%20typeface%20is%20also%20inspired%20by%20%22Futura%22%20typeface%20due%20to%20the%20time%20relationship%20between%20the%20creation%20of%20it%20and%20the%20experimentation%20period%20of%20Tesla.%0D%0AThis%20is%20meant%20to%20be%20a%20display%20typeface%2C%20but%20I%20think%20it%20can%20work%20in%20a%20medium%20or%20big%20size.%0D%0AIt%20ended%20up%20being%20quite%20%22blocky%22%2C%20which%20I%20am%20not%20sure%20about%2C%20so%20all%20comments%20are%20welcome.
8.3Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E8.3%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E10.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 3 votes
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28.10.2012Tags:
Uwe, Ornate, Tile, Gothic, Square, Diamond, Lowercase, Black, Bold, Line, Shape, Dark, PatternCategory: -
8%20downloads8
31%20glyphs31
A%20favorite%20of%206%20users6
This%20Fontstruction%20was%20designed%20for%20my%20first%20module%2C%20%27Communicating%20With%20Words%27%20at%20UWE.%20The%20brief%20we%20were%20given%20was%20to%20design%20a%20typeface%20using%20a%20key%20word%2C%20mine%20being%20%27ornate%27.%20My%20ideas%20initially%20stemmed%20from%20architecture%20and%20then%20to%20the%20tilling%20within.%20I%20used%20elements%20I%20saw%20within%20the%20tile%20design%20and%20transferred%20them%20into%20my%20Fontstruction.
7.5Balanced%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22weighted_value%22%3E7.5%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EAverage%20Rating%3A%20%3Cb%20class%3D%22rating_value%22%3E10.0%3C%2Fb%3E%3Cbr%2F%3EClick%20for%20more%20information%20about%20this%20rating. 1 vote
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28.11.2012Tags:
Energy, Circles, Dots, Triangles, Shade, Uwe, Font, Graphic, Design, Edge, AnglesCategory: -
8%20downloads8
39%20glyphs39
A%20favorite%20of%202%20users2
Communicating%20with%20Words%20Project.%20An%20energetic%20typeface%20i%20made%2C%20using%20different%20types%20of%20triangles%20in%20an%20abstract%20way.