Task 2_Al_4565

Al Holt (4565)

Task 2: Font Selection

My primary font, which will most likely be called “87' Goalie” or “87' Goal Keeper” is drawn over the shape of a parallelogram. To give it more...zazz, I sliced the top right hand corner and thus made it have a racy appearance. The sliced corner and overall shape will stay consistent throughout the whole alphabet. Due to the slant and sporty and yet solid look I named the font after an infamous ice hockey goal keeper “Ron Hextall”. The number 87 is a reference to Hextall's most notable year, receiving the awards and trophy's such as the Vezina Trophy, NHL All-Rookie Team and Bobby Clarke Trophy.

Of the remaining fonts, the first one is clearly built to the shape of a rectangle. It is meant to have a more futuristic style to it, with a thinner blocky build. The left stem consistently has the thicker structure, and the cross bar is at all times incomplete. I had a thought of exchanging the letter M to a more of a rectangular trident rather than following the usual triangular shape.

The final font is drawn to the shape of a circle. It continuously has a high cross bar and maintains a regular thickness. The lower case letters are still set around a circle, yet have their top taken off to be the correct height. The issue with this font is that apart from the lower case, it's hardly original. I feel as though I would be copying other peoples work if were to complete the circular font.

Task1_Al_4565

Al Holt (4565)

Task 1

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 The reason for liking the first font “Press style serif” is due to its solidity and slightly worn out effect, it looks strong and professional. The font really does give the impression of belonging to the press of mid 20^th Century.

I included “Gulag” because of its raw and industrial appearance. One could imagine seeing this font on an abandoned factory or mill. It is far from beautiful, but it is a very solid font. The only issue is that it looks slightly stretched out.

“Uncle Typewriter” was probably the messiest of all the fonts in the typewriter category. The ink stains and large imprinted outlines of the letters give this font character, it is experienced, it has been around for a good while, and gives the impression it will be around for a bit longer.

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 “D3 Digitalism” is the first of the disliked fonts. Constructed from dashes, it can hardly be called dashing, annoying if anything. This font is difficult to read, and belongs in an 80's low budget action movie.

Of all annoying features, “For the love of hate” has one that jumps to the front of the line. The lower case “g, a, e” look as though they were constructed from lemon outlines, and the rest of the letters are

just too plain.

I very much dislike any form of 'bubble writing' and “Eve–Isabelle” grew a bit beyond that. Combining soft turns and ends, with the occasional sharp cut off's.