Category Archives: Fall 2017 Archive (336)

Alphabet Design Proposal: Riley Cagle

For my Alphabet Design, I was inspired by by an alarm clock in my room. I realized, while getting woken up by it every morning, that every number is made up of 7 lines of the same length, making up … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Tavia Hall

The text that I will utilize is a poem called “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou. This poem emphasizes on women empowerment and the beauty of women all around. This poem is intended to lift up the spirits of women and … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Joshua Yi

On the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to organize my alphabet to fit the mood of the creepy and spooky season that is October.  I took classic poetry that focuses on the supernatural such as The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe, and … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Sophie Stoltman

For my font project, I wanted to incorporate textures and colors into a more basic block letter font. I plan on creating outlines for all the letters in an uppercase simple design, similar to the Arial bold font when it … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Rachel Bigler

            For my Alphabet I have been inspired by three different things that I have noticed and would like to try and incorporate into my design. The first thing I was inspired by was the … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Jessica Colvin

Lately, I’ve been watching Doctor Who produced by BBC and my typeface inspiration text comes from a particularly poignant scene in season three, episode nine “The Family of Blood.” “He never raised his voice. That was the worst thing–the fury … Continue reading

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Alphabet Design Proposal: Whitney Demarest

To me, the most important part of my life, and the part that I draw the most inspiration from is my faith. Normally, I try to keep my faith and school work separate because it is a sensitive subject for … Continue reading

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Type Anatomy: Allison Cissna

I have been reading a lot about fonts and how much detail goes into them. Fonts have changed tremendously over time from hand written to sans serif and serif to fancy letters created through objects and shapes. After reading through … Continue reading

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Type Anatomy: Steven McCracken

When it comes to fonts the most noticeable factors to me would be the width of the font, since it immediately sets the tone. Other aspects of the font affect the tone on a more subtle level such as the … Continue reading

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Type Anatomy: Joshua An

I chose to write about the sign warning people about the cattle thieves and offering a $500 reward. In the words, “CATTLE THIEVES BEWARE”, I thought it was interesting how balanced those letters were. They are all the same height … Continue reading

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