Johnston 1. The Johnston font was created and named after Edward Johnston. It was made in 1915. 2. The idea for the Johnston font did not come from Johnston himself. It actually came from Frank Pick. He wanted this font as a way for people to recognise the London Underground. As of 2016, the Johnston font is over 100 years old. 3. It is most known for its use for the London Underground; some people call it “the London Underground font”. It is said to be very iconic to London. 4. In the 70’s, the Johnston font was in danger of being out of commission. A Japanese typographist Eiichi Kono was hired to save the font from that fate. 5. The font was carefully constructed based on writing techniques at the British Museum.
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Example of Johnston font Image http://unit-seven.co.uk/wordpress/london-underground-typeface-turns-100/
Transport 1. The Transport font was created by Jock Kinnier and Margaret Calvert. It was released in 1963. 2. It was designed specifically for road signs. So much so the UK only allows this font on their road signs presently. 3. Before this font was created, a variety of different font was used for road signs. All of them were san serif. 4. The font was produced in two forms, medium and heavy. The heavy varient is bold to make it easier to read. 5. Although this font font was developed in the UK, many other countries use this font as well.
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Example of Transport font Image https://typewritingblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/transport-a-refreshed-direction-in-signage/
Helvetica 1. The Helvetica font was created by Max Miedinger with input from Eduard Hoffman. It was released in 1957. 2. The design of this font was influenced by German and Swiss designs from the 19th century. 3. It is arguably the most popular font in the world. There are variations in many different languages. 4. A film was released in 2007, directed by Gary Hustwit. It was made for the font’s 50th anniversary. 5. The original name of this font was Neue Haas Grotesk. It was renamed to Helvetica in 1960.
Example of Helvetica font Image http://dimensionalletters.com/gatorfoam/gatorfoam-helvetica.html Prices for Helvetica
Gill Sans 1. The Gill Sans font was created by Eric Gill. It was released in 1926. 2. The Gill Sans font is inspired by the Johnston font. Johnston himself was Gill’s teacher. 3. It is sometimes known as “the Helvetica of England” because of its extreme popularity there. 4. It was intended to be used for documents. It also was designed to be read clearly from a distance. 5. Eric Gill died in 1940. Because it has been 70 years after his death, it is legally possible to create alternatives digitally.
New Alphabet 1. The new alphabet font was created by Wim Crouwel. It was released in 1967. 2. Arcording to Crouwel’s own words, it was over the top and never meant to be used. 3. Its purpose was to experiment with the limitations of cathode ray tube technology. 4. In 1988, the music band Joy Division used this font on their album cover, named substance. 5. In 2011, it was obtained by the Museum of Modern Art for its design collection.
FF Blur 1. The FF Blur font was created by Neville Brody. It was released in 1992. 2. It was influenced by 1970’s punk rock aesthetics. 3. It was made by blurring an image and vectorising the results. It is described like copying and recopying. 4. This font was used on the cover of Brody’s own book, The Graphic Language of Neville Brody. It inspired many designers to follow suit. 5. It is one of the 23 fonts obtained for the Museum of Modern Art.
Prices for FF Blur. Example of FF Blur Image https://blog.r23.de/ff-blur-font-im-museum-of-modern-art/
My custom font Sketches
This scan is the ealry sketches of my custom font. I decided to base mine on magnets as I thought it would be an interesting concept and I like technology things. The early draft did not include the numbers because I initially thought I would not have enough time to do so.
My custom font Weird Magnets The finished custom font. What was sucessful? I was able to finish it on time. I was even able to add numbers because of this. What was not sucessful Some of the letters came out way out of proportion. Due to this, I decided to use the weirdness as a theme to save on time. What would you do if you did it again? I would like to work on the proportions more. Additionally, I would add punctuations.
My custom font Design Sheet Character Sheet This is the finished design sheet. I used a magnetism theme to coincide with my custom font, which is based on magnets. I used the theme of magnets for the background too, with the yellow giving off an electric feel. I added two magnets to fit the theme and the blue lines to represent magnetism.
Typography Portrait The finished font portrait. What was sucessful? I really liked the lines that made up the portrait. It was fun to think of silly things to type while creating the lines. Some of the details were pretty nice too, but... What was not sucessful? It was difficult to think of what kind of details I wanted for my portrait, taking away time. It took a while to get the details right. What would you do if you did it again? I would try to plan what I want to do with the project. Then it would help me complete it faster.
Word Animation The animation project. This screenshot shows the song I used. What was successful? I enjoyed the creative aspect. It was enjoyable animating all the letters. What was not successful? The time limit. Animation takes a long time and there wasn’t enough time to finish the song. What would I do if I did it again? I would add more details to make it look nicer. Although maybe I could pick a shorter song, I wouldn’t want to do something I don’t enjoy and I’m not a music person.
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