Exercise #2 reflection

Exercise #2: Type as Shape, involved experimenting with setting letters in ten different typefaces and then choosing which parts of the ten letters to cut in to 3 x 3 pieces to later piece together to form a new image. The goal of this exercise was to learn and appreciate the anatomy of each letterform while also realizing the distinguishing features and additions each typeface adds to the letters themselves. I had a lot of trouble with this exercise because none of the pieces I cut out complimented each other how I planned them to so I had to improvise. I’m not completely satisfied with my final product but it’s better than my first draft plus it looks like I intentionally spelled out “Yo”! The top left corner of this piece was cut from a lowercase k in Franklin Gothic while the top right corner was taken from a lowercase g in HS Serif Gothic (one of my “wildcard” typefaces”). The lower left corner was cut from a lowercase t in Eurostile (another one of my “wildcard” typefaces) and the lower right corner was cut from a lowercase g in Baskerville. Eurostile is a pretty contemporary typeface being that it was created in the 1960’s while Franklin Gothic, which is a bit older is also considered modern being that it was created in the 1900’s-both are part of the san serifs category. Baskerville is the oldest and only one with serifs of the group of typefaces that I chose-it was created in the 1750’s. The difference in typefaces in my piece are only noticed when the stroke weight is observed-meaning, that the lower right corner you can observe the contrasting weights in the Baskerville typeface while the other three corners there is no immediately observable difference in stroke weights.