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Alphabet Design Proposal: Kim Conway
I have found a quote from the Dalai Lama. I really love this quote, and lately I have been very over stressed with everything I have going on in my life. I have chosen to use this piece of text … Continue reading
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Alphabet Design Proposal: Joshua An
The reason I picked playing cards for my alphabet is because of the symbolic role they played in a book I read called, Bingo Palace by Louise Erdrich. The book has a lot of similarities to another book I was … Continue reading
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Alphabet design proposal: Evan Taylor
The text source I am using for inspiration is graffiti done by the writer “TASTE” (@tasteburns on Instagram) I would categorize this as an alternative type of text. I really like his style of lettering and his color choice. “Taste” … Continue reading
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Alphabet Design Proposal: David Czyzewicz
Above are the inspirations for my alphabet design. The text source of inspiration is a fiction novel named Keeper of the Keys by Perri O’Shaughnessy. This novel is a mystery where the main character’s wife disappears without a trace … Continue reading
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Alphabet Design Proposal: Katrina Bittner
For this assignment I found myself looking for inspiration in the strangest places. It was not until I received my monthly makeup subscription from Ipsy, that I got the inspiration to create an alphabet out of lip stick and lip glosses! … Continue reading
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Alphabet Design Proposal: Lloyd Proctor
The text source that I am using as my source of inspiration is a monastic free font text created by a contemporary graphic designer. The text was created for fashion and artistic purposes. When I looked at the design it … Continue reading
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Alphabet Design Proposal: Camille Oppedal
The text I am going to center my typeface project on is from Henry David Thoreau: “The language of friendship is not words but meanings.” This quote is about friendship, and to me, friendship brings back a lot of feelings … Continue reading
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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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Type Anatomy: David Czyzewicz
Every time I start to look at fonts, I realize there are always more to a font than initially meets the eye. Once you understand the concept we talked about in class how “typefaces are a form of art and … 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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