February 2012
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Feb 24th
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So You Want to Create a Font... →
A crash course in drawing type and using programs such as FontForge, TypeTool, FontCreator, and FontLab Studio.
Feb 23rd
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Midterm Presentation (pdf) →
Feb 22nd
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Feb 21st
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Clear Print Guidelines from the RNIB →
Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 13th
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Typefaces that meet the ADA (Americans with...
In order from worst to best: Bodoni Book Times Roman Garamond Semibold Century Schoolbook Glypha Roman Futura Heavy Helvetica Bold Univers 65 Frutiger Bold Syntax Bold “Even though many typefaces meet the requirements of the ADA, they may not all function well with the aging eye. In general, sans serif faces appear to be the most readable, due to their larger x-heights and...
Feb 13th
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Type Checklist:
An analysis of the previous examples shows that the following visual properties could be considered beneficial for typefaces that might be viewed by older viewers: Consistent stroke widths Open counterforms Pronounced ascenders and descenders Wider horizontal proportions More distinct forms for each character (such as tails on the lowercase letters “t” and “j”) Extended horizontal strokes...
Feb 13th
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Feb 13th
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Project Precedents
At the beginning of the quarter, our capstone professor Kyrsten assigned us a reading called the “Adjacent Possible” from Steven Johnson’s book Where Good Ideas Come From. In the reading, Johnson explains a concept called the “multiple,” where one designer can discover an idea that three other designers independently discover around the same time. I did research...
Feb 13th