Generating Typeface From Translating Visual Imagery
Generate at least three typeface options using the letter
anesg. After watching the film “Putting Back the Face into Typeface” I noticed
these are the same letters Erik Spiekermann uses when experimenting with type.
This is possibly due to the variation in shape each of these presents, while
the a and e can arguably be quite similar in shape this can vary depending on
the stylising of the typeface design.
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| Visual Imagery Provided for Inspiration |
We were asked to take a few printed examples of different
artworks and graphic designs. I chose to take five variations as I felt this
would give me a wide breadth to take influence from. The only artwork I
struggled to translate into type was that of Lauri Rosenwald as I felt the
ideas that came to mind from viewing this piece were very similar to what I vaguely
remember seeing elsewhere. Although as Spiekermann says himself, he believes a
few of his typefaces may be very alike to those previously existing due to
having seen and stored them in his cerebrum memory.
Below are the different sheets of
designs I created with annotation to say which pieces inspired me for the
different designs.
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| Inspired by Wyndam Lewis and Herbert Beyer, Weimer |
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| Inspired by Lauri Rosenwald and El Lissitzky |
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| Inspired by Josef Muller Brockmann |
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| Mixture of Above Developed and Drawn Out Neater |
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| Mixture of Above Developed and Drawn Out Neater |
I enjoyed this task and found it interesting to see and think of how typography can be created from studying abstract imagery and the world around us. I found translating a few of the images slightly challenging in comparison to the others, those of which may be clear to identify from the amount of designs for each of the images I looked at.
