Foundations of Type Design
Section 2. Ideation Stage of a Typeface
Section 2. Ideation Stage of a Typeface
2.1 Ideation
2.2 Establish Brief/Parameters
Download links for the proposal template:
2.3 Sketching
More detail about some of the tools shown:
- Sharpie marker
- Sakura Pigma Micron pen
- folded pen (e.g. this one)
- Speedball C nib (broad edge)
- Zebra G nib (pointed nib)
2.4 Starting Your Design
2.5 Consider a Revival
Links to resources mentioned in the lecture:
- Hypnerotomachia Poliphili via Archive.org
- Il modo de temperare le penne via Library of Congress
- Libro Nuovo […] , via The Newberry Library
- Specimen Charactervm Sev […] via Frankfurt am Main 1592
Another great resource via Stephen Coles
2.6 Digitization Basics
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