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.
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