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As you can see in my previous assignments for this class, I like geometric shapes and simple, but handsome Typography. <br> So for the first part of my final project, I created a font named ''Harsh Type'' in RoboFont, because I’m quite familiar with this tool and it is advantageous <br> for creating glyphs that are consisting of geometric shapes. In my font, the common shape of the Latin alphabet should be retained, but become transformed or interpreted in a new way. I am a fan of Capitals, but for the sake of completeness I also created the lower-case letters, <br> numbers and basic punctuation. The lower-case letters belong to similar guidelines, which I defined for the the upper-case ones. <br> | As you can see in my previous assignments for this class, I like geometric shapes and simple, but handsome Typography. <br> So for the first part of my final project, I created a font named ''Harsh Type'' in RoboFont, because I’m quite familiar with this tool and it is advantageous <br> for creating glyphs that are consisting of geometric shapes. In my font, the common shape of the Latin alphabet should be retained, but become transformed or interpreted in a new way. I am a fan of Capitals, but for the sake of completeness I also created the lower-case letters, <br> numbers and basic punctuation. The lower-case letters belong to similar guidelines, which I defined for the the upper-case ones. <br> | ||
My font is generally based on the three forms of the Bauhaus – triangle, rectangle or square and the circle. <br> If a letter has a [http://typedia.com/learn/article/counter/ Counter], it is shown as a circle. <br> If the Counter is open, like in case of a C, the glyph is predominantly circular shaped. <br>There are existing a few variations, because these two guidelines are also depending to my sense of aesthetic. | |||
The lower-case letters are characterized with a second [http://typedia.com/learn/article/stem/ Stem], so they seems more fragil than the Capitals. <br> I had no specific guidelines for the numbers, but they should only consist of rectangles and circles. <br> So I experimented, what would might look nice. <br> | The lower-case letters are characterized with a second [http://typedia.com/learn/article/stem/ Stem], so they seems more fragil than the Capitals. <br> I had no specific guidelines for the numbers, but they should only consist of rectangles and circles. <br> So I experimented, what would might look nice. <br> | ||
Additionally I created some basic punctuation, like a dot, a comma and a semicolon. | Additionally I created some basic punctuation, like a dot, a comma and a semicolon. | ||