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  • manipulating type in Illustrator

    manipulating type in Illustrator

    The college homework saga continues! We are currently designing the nameplate, or title, of our magazine. After scrolling through adobe fonts, I finally found my font: casserole. Which is such a fun name and just warms my Midwest heart.

    But picking a font was just the beginning. Now I have to expand my Illustrator skill set and figure out just how to manipulate type. I haven’t done a whole lot with typography so I consulted google and found these really helpful videos.

    I learned a lot about the pencil tool! I’ve become so comfortable with the pen tool, that I haven’t tried it. That ends today!

    Brainstorming

    My magazine title is musings. After thinking and surfing Pinterest, I wanted to try incorporating a quill nib into the title.

    some generic quill nibs (not my pic)

    I started sketching how I wanted the nib to replace the i in musings.

    some of my scribblings!
    some iterations

    I like the one in the middle. I don’t think I need a dot for the i. This week, I’m going to check in with my teacher and get some feedback. I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how to knock out the middle pieces of the quill either.

    That’s all for today folks! Did you learn anything new?

    • poster progress update #3

      Last time we left I had a rough wip poster. I resketched a guitar for the bottom right frame. Then I took it into illustrator, image traced the guitar, etc. I liked the idea of it, but it just seemed off. The idea didn’t really look like what I had envisioned. I really like the…

    • layout project progress: poster edition

      As I wrote in my last post, I am designing a 10 piece campaign for a music festival. I have finished the logo and stage banner. The current work in progress is the poster. I wanted the poster to be artsy, and be able to be hung on a wall. There’s the easy route of…

  • typography deep dive

    Class has started! And of course on day one, I already have an assigned presentation for the second week of school. Basically the class was split into groups and given design rules we have to learn and present.

    My two design principles are:

    • Type is only type when it’s friendly
    • Use two typeface families, maximum

    So I’d figure in an effort to prepare for my presentation, I’d share my thoughts and some typography research with yall.

    Type is only type when it’s friendly

    According to the book: Type is only type when it’s friendly begs designers to keep type expressive but legible. You want your font to have some personality, but more importantly, be easy to read. So make sure you choose a friendly font and color when working with type to ensure your message comes across clearly to your audience.

    Use two typeface families, maximum

    Use two typeface families, maximum is rather straightforward. Overall, you want your two fonts to work together, and adding additional fonts may mess with the flow of unity. When you use two fonts, make sure they have a broad family with different thicknesses, italics, etc. When choosing two typeface families make sure there is some contrast like sans serif vs. serif or thick vs. thin.

    Well, that about sums it all up. Are there any other typeface rules you follow? Let me know below.

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