Media test: First forays into Typography.
These fonts only cater for upper case. With time lower case and punctuation could be added. In jumping straight in and producing these fonts some fairly large design issues were discovered.
First and foremost - the legibility of text in these examples is not great, they would be more suited to a short title in which the extra detail would not create excessive confusion.
The online program only has a limited set of blocks which can be used to 'colour in' a grid for each letter. 'Fontstruct', although limiting, provides a fantastically intuitive tool for an introduction to typography. There were issues created by the confines of block type and grid. to overcome these would mean to purchase or source and install free software geared specifically towards the production of type. These more flexible programmes would allow for more subtle errors in design unless the creator creates a set of rules governing the elements that go into typography, this in it's self would require a knowledge of letterform anatomy.
This document effectively describes the various parts of letterforms: http://www.jednet.co.uk/type/letterforms.pdf
Some basic rules in typography design: http://designshack.net/articles/typography/8-rules-for-creating-effective-typography
Keeping up to date with typography: http://ilovetypography.com
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