Yong Xiao Tong (0368290)

25/09/2023 - 25/12/2023 (Week 1 - Week 14) Yong Xiao Tong / 0368290 Typography / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University  Final Compilation & Reflection INSTRUCTIONS Task 1: Exercises Task 2: Typographic Exploration & Communication Task 3: Type Design & Communication SUBMISSIONS TASK 1 | Exercise 1: Type Expression Fig 1.1 Final Type Expression (16/10/2023) Fig 1.2 Final Type Expression (16/10/2023) Fig 1.3 Final Animated Type Expression (19/10/2023) TASK 1 | Exercise 2: Text Formatting HEAD Font/s: Bodoni std (Bold) Type Size/s: 36pt Leading: 36pt Paragraph spacing: 0 BODY Font/s: Bodoni std (Book) Type Size/s: 10pt Leading: 12pt Paragraph spacing: 12pt Characters per-line: 61 Alignment: Align L...

06/11/2023 - 17/12/2023 (Week 7 - Week 12) Yong Xiao Tong / 0368290 Typography / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University  Task 3: Type Design & Communication LECTURES All lectures 1 to 7 completed in  Task 1   INSTRUCTIONS Task 3 : Type Design & Communication This task is to design a typeface with key characteristics such as subtlety, character, presence, legibility, and readability. The specified letters to be designed include "o l e d s n c h t i g , . ! #". After completing the font, the next step is to create a basic A4 size poster showcasing the designed typeface. Deconstruction Before sketching our design, we had to choose a preferred font from the 10 provided fonts and then deconstruct the letterforms using the following letters (H, o, g, b). I chose to deconstruct the Bodoni font. Fig 1.1  Letter "H" Deconstruction (7/11/2023) Fig 1.2  Letter "o" Deco...

23/10/2023 - 06/11/2023 (Week 5 - Week 7) Yong Xiao Tong / 0368290 Typography / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University  Task 2: Typographic Exploration and Communication (Text Formatting and Expression) LECTURES All lectures 1 to 7 completed in Task 1   INSTRUCTIONS Task 2: Text Formatting and Expression For this task, we are required to typographically express the content in a 2-page editorial spread. No images are permitted. Choose one of the three provided text options, which include: "The role of Bauhaus thought on modern culture," "A code to build on and live by," and "Unite to visualise a better world." Sketches I sketched the layout in Procreate and came up with three different sketches.  Fig 1.1  First Sketches Digitalisation When I later digitised the layout, there's a significant differences co...

25/09/2023 - 29/10/2023 (Week 1 - Week 5) Yong Xiao Tong / 0368290 Typography / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University  Task 1: Exercise LIST 1.  Lectures 2.  Instructions 3.  Feedback 4. Reflections 5.  Further Reading LECTURES Lecture 1 : Introduction / Briefing Font: a font refers to the individual font or weight within the typeface. Example: Georgia Regular, Georgia Italic and Georgia Bold or Frutiger Light, Roman, etc. Typeface: a typeface refers to the entire family of fonts/weights that share similar characteristics/styles. Example: Georgia, Arial, Times New Roman, Didot and Futura. Physical class In our first class, we w...