This week we were using the three typefaces we had drawn out and looking at ways to refine them before moving on the computer; my favourite typeface of the three was the one inspired by El Lissitzky as I thought it was striking and had a modern feel to the type.
Looking at this type I couldn't really see how I could improve it or refine it much more as the first time I drew it out I was quite disciplined with myself and drew it with a pair of compasses and a ruler to ensure that the outcome was neat and was thoughtful of the use of space just like in the modernist era.
After the workshop we were encouraged to create our typefaces digitally so as I was happy with my paper version I decided to transfer this into Adobe Illustrator; I didn't scan the paper in as even though I using a pair of compasses I wanted to make sure the type was precise. So to create the type I used the ellipse tool; I drew a circle with another circle inside it to act as the base of the type. Then using the line tool and path tool I created the red sections (as seen below in the image); i deleted the unnecessary sections of each letter to then be left with the finished letter. My final outcome is shown below; I chose this colour palette due to my choice of inspiration.
From all the type workshops I learnt how to go from the start to the end of creating a typeface which I feel was important for me to see as a designer; to see the whole process.
