I'm sort of confused about what is due today, do we need to send anything or do anything to get credit for attendance? or do we just do all of the workshops over the week and just bring them next week... anyone know?
Wish there were a specific post about it. If we do need to upload our sketches here then we would have to do it by link. And to do that we would have to upload them to photobucket or another site like it to put the link on this blog.
well I guess I will just post mine here to get the ball rolling. It's only one since I have had only one idea but I'm pretty sure I'm going with it just adding more to it
I posted two links for my sketches. I think im going to go with my second sketch, however im still going to make more sketches to see if I like something completely different.
I have three pages of some really rough hand sketches and then a page of screen shots of come covers ive been working on. I am still resolving my final one and seeing how other solutions work out.
Here's some links to my sketches. You really only need one of them as they are all posted on the blog and available through the contents. Feel free to comment, or ridicule as needed.
Nice sketches! These two are my favorites: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/sygna/jake-pi.png
But it's a bit difficult to see the end result. Try working with your font through illustrator/etc? It'd be nice to see all of your sketches transferred over to illustrator.
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Ivan,
I like the use of texture! Definitely helps with your font's name. Out of the three, I especially like this (http://img651.imageshack.us/i/c5thgradercover3.jpg/)
I feel like you don't have to reiterate the C+ part such as (http://img23.imageshack.us/i/c5thgradercover2.jpg/)!
Are you gonna use the paper texture for your entire booklet? Or just the cover? Good luck this week!
@ vanessa: I really like your first two ideas! the concept of having a brain with scribbles forming a cloud of scribbles is unique. The second one looks messy (in a good way) and it goes with the title of your typeface
I think I might use the paper background for all the pages but I'm not totally sure yet. thanks for the tips
@ Chelsea: Looks warm and inviting. Great use of color and simple shapes.
@ Ivan: The C+ grade is an awesome touch! My favorite is (http://img651.imageshack.us/f/c5thgradercover3.jpg/). And like Vanessa said, the texture adds some real depth. Looks good.
@ Alexis: I really like the use of the face. It's really simple and I think you can explore more features (ears, etc. or different moods) with it.
@ Jake: I like the name - Precisely Imperfect. I see a lot of elements that deal with science (atoms exploding or charts) and I like that aspect. I also see something like an eye chart like what they would use at a doctor's office. (http://www.pleasantvalleyeyecare.com/EyeChartBG1.jpg)
@ Vanessa: Love these! The bottom left and top right are my favorite because the cause my eye to travel across the page. Especially the winding/whirling one. Very playful!
Hey all! I'm trying to comment on as many people that I haven't talked to yet! And Eric, I haven't started the workshop but thanks for sharing.
My sketches are really small, but I hope the reference images give an idea of what I'm looking to.
Oh my gosh.. everyones ideas are awesome!! It took me about an hour to go to each link.. I wish you could just click them! but it was worth it I loved looking at everyones ideas!
Taylor and Sean I think y'alls hand covers are my favorite! taylor I couldn't tell if you used your font to make your hand for the longest time.. it looks really good!
Jake I couldn't see yours because we aren't FB friends.. I think?
Ashley I really like your panda one I think you should go with that cover.. it's soo cute!
Here is my post for talking about my typeface.....
Creating a typeface has been quite an adventure, to say the least. I definitely found this process to be monotonous and extremely time consuming. This is certainly not a career path I would like to take in the world of design. Although designing my typeface was frustrating at times, this project has been a good experience. I can now appreciate font a lot more, because I now know the time and effort that goes into it all. Old School Scratch, the typeface I have created was inspired by myself, and the quick stroke of my pen. I have practiced for many years; twenty to be exact. I have produced this less than elegant specimen for type. I describe it as less than elegant, because it is in direct relation to the style I have created, better known as “scratch.” This style is infused with an old school taste. The main focus of this typeface is to bring back those feelings of the crazier, younger, or what I like to say, the “Old School” years. The most suitable name for this typeface, I thought, was Old School Scratch. When creating this typeface there were many steps, as previously mentioned the tedious time-consuming work. You are very involved when working with type; there are a lot of factors to consider. Not only are you concentrating on a manually generated typeface, but also the digitizing factor to create your handwritten masterpiece in the computer. This step of the process either makes or breaks you. I found it to be the most monotonous work I have ever done in my life. Setting the x-height, ascender, descender, and cap-height were all very easy to do with the aid of a dialog box you plugged information into. Plugging the values into the dimensions dialog box standardized the values for every cell in the glyph. The thing that got me when going in manually to each letterform was the spacing on either side of a letter. First I thought I could get away with setting the horizontal spacing the same for every letter, I was wrong. I did set some decent dimensions for my type. My ratio of x-height to cap height is approximately four hundred to seven hundred twenty. My ascender is located on the eight hundred and thirty-six mark, and my descender, is placed on the negative three hundred fifteen spot. Overall, the process of designing a typeface is quite the accomplishment.
I don't know how to upload my sketches for the cover of the book but my typeface is very even. All the letters are of equal height. Some of the letters are broken up meaning they don't connect fully but it creates a cool looking effect when its put on paper.
My typeface forms curves and shapes I'm still adjusting to. I'm used to having at least two different handwriting styles but this one I've grown to like since I started writing with a quill pen out of hobby and penmanship issues. I can see in my typeface that I wear down my pencil until it retains the pen tip and some letters have a great deal of line variation like the letter 'G' or lowercase 'm'. I noticed that the typeface has more fluidity despite the fact in my normal handwriting there is often no constant in the size of letters be it lowercase or upper case.
I decided to label my typeface 'stereoTYPE' for a few reasons. I feel as if this handwriting has become sterotypical of me for the sake of my mother because it is one of the neatest print styles I have. I also think handwriting can be stereotypical whether you dot your i's with hearts or if you make faces with letters or apostrophes or something. I suppose sometimes I figure my handwriting falls under that of a seven year old, the letters can be unconnected and rough at times. At other times I am reminded of the constant typical lines I used to fill a spiral with every year to improve my handwriting, 'THe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.' I think there was spite in that sentence when we first began creating typefaces this semester because of that. Lastly, I think I also labeled my childish type , and yet strangely elegant in my opinion, stereoTYPE because I have actually never fit into a stereotype and I don't think my typeface honestly fits into one as well.
I'm sort of confused about what is due today, do we need to send anything or do anything to get credit for attendance? or do we just do all of the workshops over the week and just bring them next week...
ReplyDeleteanyone know?
I'm still a little confused to! I think we are just supposed to type a paragraph about the font we created for today but I'm not sure about wednesday?
ReplyDeleteIt says we have to post a rough of a cover or of sketches in the syllabus.. Im just a little confused on how to do that.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering the same thing.
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ReplyDeleteWish there were a specific post about it. If we do need to upload our sketches here then we would have to do it by link. And to do that we would have to upload them to photobucket or another site like it to put the link on this blog.
ReplyDeletewell I guess I will just post mine here to get the ball rolling. It's only one since I have had only one idea but I'm pretty sure I'm going with it just adding more to it
ReplyDeletehttp://i1221.photobucket.com/albums/dd469/Taylor_McCart/sketchforcover.jpg
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ReplyDeleteI posted two links for my sketches. I think im going to go with my second sketch, however im still going to make more sketches to see if I like something completely different.
ReplyDeleteSketch 1
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb394/emherrer/CherryPopSketch1.jpg
Sketch 2
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb394/emherrer/CherryPopSketch2.jpg
my four sketches:
ReplyDeletehttp://carleymetzger.blogspot.com/2011/01/sketches-for-my-typeface-cover-poster.html
I have only one as well so far and i want to build on it...just figured I would post it!!
ReplyDeletehttp://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd500/chelseav7/CampfireFace.jpg
I have three pages of some really rough hand sketches and then a page of screen shots of come covers ive been working on. I am still resolving my final one and seeing how other solutions work out.
ReplyDeleteSketch 1
http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff401/karocha1/SCAN0003copy.jpg
Sketch 2
http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff401/karocha1/SCAN0002copy.jpg
Sketch 3
http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff401/karocha1/SCAN0004copy.jpg
Screen Shots
http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff401/karocha1/ContactSheet-001.jpg
Sorry I'm a bit late, wasn't sure how to upload and didn't check late last night. But here's a link to what I have right now.
ReplyDeletehttp://seantaylorttu.blogspot.com/2011/02/blog-post.html
Here's some links to my sketches. You really only need one of them as they are all posted on the blog and available through the contents. Feel free to comment, or ridicule as needed.
ReplyDeletehttp://ericmcgaha.blogspot.com/2011/02/this-was-my-original-idea.html
http://ericmcgaha.blogspot.com/2011/02/hammersmashedface-type-booklet-cover-02.html
http://ericmcgaha.blogspot.com/2011/02/hammersmashedface-type-booklet-cover-01.html
Eric, I really like your first comp. It looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteHere are six sketches/comps... let me know which y'all like best.
ReplyDelete[IMG]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc209/Etekki/ART/img024.jpg[/IMG]
Link didn't work, here is the NEW one.... hopefully this works.
ReplyDeletehttp://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc209/Etekki/ART/img024.jpg
Did anyone enjoy the letterforms workshops? Not easy. That chisel brush is tough to master.
ReplyDeletehttp://ericmcgaha.blogspot.com/2011/02/letterforms-workshops.html
here are my ideas for my cover, hope the links work
ReplyDeletehttp://img97.imageshack.us/f/c5thgradercover1.jpg/
http://img23.imageshack.us/f/c5thgradercover2.jpg/
http://img651.imageshack.us/f/c5thgradercover3.jpg/
Hey guyssss.
ReplyDeleteThis is my font!
Screenshot:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/sygna/Screenshot2011-01-26at31328PM.png
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These are a few of my cover thumbnails:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/sygna/Screenshot2011-02-01at81629PM.png
Suggestions/critiques are welcome!
Jake,
ReplyDeleteNice sketches! These two are my favorites:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/sygna/jake-pi.png
But it's a bit difficult to see the end result. Try working with your font through illustrator/etc? It'd be nice to see all of your sketches transferred over to illustrator.
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Ivan,
I like the use of texture! Definitely helps with your font's name. Out of the three, I especially like this (http://img651.imageshack.us/i/c5thgradercover3.jpg/)
I feel like you don't have to reiterate the C+ part such as (http://img23.imageshack.us/i/c5thgradercover2.jpg/)!
Are you gonna use the paper texture for your entire booklet? Or just the cover? Good luck this week!
@ vanessa: I really like your first two ideas! the concept of having a brain with scribbles forming a cloud of scribbles is unique. The second one looks messy (in a good way) and it goes with the title of your typeface
ReplyDeleteI think I might use the paper background for all the pages but I'm not totally sure yet.
thanks for the tips
here are some ideas for my cover-
ReplyDeletehttp://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab45/wolf_am_i/cd/scratchfaaccee.jpg
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab45/wolf_am_i/cd/alexistype.jpg
here are two of my sketches...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150401775720383&set=a.10150397457475383.613562.694685382
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150401777270383&set=a.10150397457475383.613562.694685382
i have one more idea thats decent to post... but im not too fond of it....
ReplyDeletehttp://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150401801375383&set=a.10150397457475383.613562.694685382&pid=17133113&id=694685382
Sarah those would be interesting if you could make them fully out of text. If you could do it with text then I think your 2nd one is your best
ReplyDeleteSarah, I agree with Taylor. Your second one is very interesting. If it could all be made from type it'd be even gooder.
ReplyDeleteOk so im a computer retard, how can I post my stuff on here. I can post a link to facebook and post pics of them. Is that the easiest way?
ReplyDeleteOK got some help, I think will work.
ReplyDeletewww.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=10150103146029681&id=750624680&aid=286637
Nick your page doesn't show up
ReplyDeleteIt worked for me Taylor. Nice work Nick. I love the color choices. Stan Lee would really like it too.
ReplyDeleteoh it's because of his permissions
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteare you going to be able to do it all with text?
ReplyDeleteNope... I didn't realize type was the only thing we could use. But I just reread the guidelines.
ReplyDelete@ Chelsea: Looks warm and inviting. Great use of color and simple shapes.
ReplyDelete@ Ivan: The C+ grade is an awesome touch! My favorite is (http://img651.imageshack.us/f/c5thgradercover3.jpg/). And like Vanessa said, the texture adds some real depth. Looks good.
@ Alexis: I really like the use of the face. It's really simple and I think you can explore more features (ears, etc. or different moods) with it.
@ Jake: I like the name - Precisely Imperfect. I see a lot of elements that deal with science (atoms exploding or charts) and I like that aspect. I also see something like an eye chart like what they would use at a doctor's office. (http://www.pleasantvalleyeyecare.com/EyeChartBG1.jpg)
@ Vanessa: Love these! The bottom left and top right are my favorite because the cause my eye to travel across the page. Especially the winding/whirling one. Very playful!
Hey all! I'm trying to comment on as many people that I haven't talked to yet! And Eric, I haven't started the workshop but thanks for sharing.
My sketches are really small, but I hope the reference images give an idea of what I'm looking to.
http://kristenwitherspoon.blogspot.com/2011/02/wanderlust-face.html
I was going with plain and simple. There is nothing fancy about mine. (It is sloppy and sort of lame.. hints the name)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=651441085&aid=271328
Here is a link to some of my beginning sketches and then some more polished versions done in illustrator
ReplyDeletehttp://afrauenhoffer.blogspot.com/2011/02/cover-designs.html
Here's a paragraph I wrote about my font using my font.
ReplyDeletehttp://ericmcgaha.blogspot.com/2011/02/blog-post.html
Oh my gosh.. everyones ideas are awesome!! It took me about an hour to go to each link.. I wish you could just click them! but it was worth it I loved looking at everyones ideas!
ReplyDeleteTaylor and Sean I think y'alls hand covers are my favorite! taylor I couldn't tell if you used your font to make your hand for the longest time.. it looks really good!
Jake I couldn't see yours because we aren't FB friends.. I think?
Ashley I really like your panda one I think you should go with that cover.. it's soo cute!
Well here are the preliminary cover designs :)
ReplyDeletehttp://dam-mouth.blogspot.com/2011/02/cover-possibilities.html
And as far as the ratio of our typeface's x-height to cap-height, and ascender/descender, are we just suppose to eyeball it?
ReplyDeletethis is my rough sketch for the cover of my typeface:
ReplyDeletehttp://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g374/emma_english8/5a2f4bd1.jpg
Here is my post for talking about my typeface.....
ReplyDeleteCreating a typeface has been quite an adventure, to say the least. I definitely found this process to be monotonous and extremely time consuming. This is certainly not a career path I would like to take in the world of design. Although designing my typeface was frustrating at times, this project has been a good experience. I can now appreciate font a lot more, because I now know the time and effort that goes into it all.
Old School Scratch, the typeface I have created was inspired by myself, and the quick stroke of my pen. I have practiced for many years; twenty to be exact. I have produced this less than elegant specimen for type. I describe it as less than elegant, because it is in direct relation to the style I have created, better known as “scratch.” This style is infused with an old school taste. The main focus of this typeface is to bring back those feelings of the crazier, younger, or what I like to say, the “Old School” years. The most suitable name for this typeface, I thought, was Old School Scratch.
When creating this typeface there were many steps, as previously mentioned the tedious time-consuming work. You are very involved when working with type; there are a lot of factors to consider. Not only are you concentrating on a manually generated typeface, but also the digitizing factor to create your handwritten masterpiece in the computer. This step of the process either makes or breaks you. I found it to be the most monotonous work I have ever done in my life. Setting the x-height, ascender, descender, and cap-height were all very easy to do with the aid of a dialog box you plugged information into. Plugging the values into the dimensions dialog box standardized the values for every cell in the glyph. The thing that got me when going in manually to each letterform was the spacing on either side of a letter. First I thought I could get away with setting the horizontal spacing the same for every letter, I was wrong. I did set some decent dimensions for my type. My ratio of x-height to cap height is approximately four hundred to seven hundred twenty. My ascender is located on the eight hundred and thirty-six mark, and my descender, is placed on the negative three hundred fifteen spot. Overall, the process of designing a typeface is quite the accomplishment.
--Woops I meant to say I can't see Nicks*
ReplyDelete--vanessa your font is soo cute I want to steal it!
also I forgot to post the link to mine.. Probably because it's 2 in the morning! but here it is.... let me know if you have any suggestions!!
http://arinensor.blogspot.com/2011/02/funky-monkey.html
Ok Arin I sent you a friend request on fb .
ReplyDeletehere's my newest version of my cover, any comments are appreciated
ReplyDeletehttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ra7iCgqB6iA/TUshpRqBccI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/wNYqmlGs2tk/s1600/final+cover+jpeg+version.jpg
here's what Im thinking about for my final cover. I am kinda still messing around with it to find something that works all together
ReplyDeletehttp://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff401/karocha1/16.png
Here's a rough sketch...
ReplyDeletehttp://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x431/randeepage/friedpicklesrough.jpg
I thought it cool experimenting in the workshops, especially the kanji calligraphy.
ReplyDeletehttp://peytonlf.blogspot.com/2011/02/cover-for-specimen-book.html
ReplyDeletethere is a post/picture of the cover of my specimen book.
typeface name: Lefty Medium
:)
I don't know how to upload my sketches for the cover of the book but my typeface is very even. All the letters are of equal height. Some of the letters are broken up meaning they don't connect fully but it creates a cool looking effect when its put on paper.
ReplyDeleteGreat dialog, thanks Taylor for getting the ball rolling. Weather-wise I gather it was quite a week.
ReplyDeleteweather was quite craptastic all week. Herecomes round 2.
ReplyDeletei cant believe there is supposed to be another cold front....!
ReplyDeleteI say we take a field trip some warm and sunny.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150407084160437&set=a.10150407084130437.617688.896230436
ReplyDeleteReally late about this but:
ReplyDeletehttp://english1302section56.blogspot.com/2011/02/quick-idea.html
somehow I managed to put this in a weird section
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=7747349&l=c047b03fbb&id=719382007
ReplyDeleteHere's my typeface um:
My typeface forms curves and shapes I'm still adjusting to. I'm used to having at least two different handwriting styles but this one I've grown to like since I started writing with a quill pen out of hobby and penmanship issues. I can see in my typeface that I wear down my pencil until it retains the pen tip and some letters have a great deal of line variation like the letter 'G' or lowercase 'm'. I noticed that the typeface has more fluidity despite the fact in my normal handwriting there is often no constant in the size of letters be it lowercase or upper case.
I decided to label my typeface 'stereoTYPE' for a few reasons. I feel as if this handwriting has become sterotypical of me for the sake of my mother because it is one of the neatest print styles I have. I also think handwriting can be stereotypical whether you dot your i's with hearts or if you make faces with letters or apostrophes or something. I suppose sometimes I figure my handwriting falls under that of a seven year old, the letters can be unconnected and rough at times. At other times I am reminded of the constant typical lines I used to fill a spiral with every year to improve my handwriting, 'THe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.' I think there was spite in that sentence when we first began creating typefaces this semester because of that. Lastly, I think I also labeled my childish type , and yet strangely elegant in my opinion, stereoTYPE because I have actually never fit into a stereotype and I don't think my typeface honestly fits into one as well.