Thinking With Type by Ellen Lupton is an excellent critical guide for designers, editors and writers which provides me with a good introduction into the art and visual presentation of typography. The book is split into three main categories; letter, text and grid. In the first section of her book, Ellen looks at the history…Continue Reading #IXD103 Week 3 – Thinking With Type
#IXD103 – Sunni Brown Ted Talk
In this 5 minute Ted talk Sunni Brown talks about the art and historic stigma of doodling and why it is important to us suggesting doodling has a profound impact on the way we can solve and process information. Sunni opens her speech mentioning the historic and negative connotations surrounding the word and act…Continue Reading #IXD103 – Sunni Brown Ted Talk
#IXD104 – Digitising Icons
Digitising Icons & Development (Navigation bar) Once I completed my icon sketches and my research on other iconographers such as Vic Bell and Kyle Tezak I then collected additional inspirational icon designs that I think matched my stylistic vision on Pinterest before I start to digitise. After many attempts of trying different icons for…Continue Reading #IXD104 – Digitising Icons
#IXD103 Week 2 – Monogram Moodboard
Mood board To begin looking at monograms, I started on Pinterest selecting other referenced monograms that I visually want to explore and implement onto my monogram. Looking at Pinterest it has persuaded me to research and visualize a more simplistic, balanced and neutral monogram. This has gave me a greater visualisation of what I want…Continue Reading #IXD103 Week 2 – Monogram Moodboard
#IXD103 – Sketching Monograms
Initial Problems I started off sketching my monogram with my initials ‘CMC’. This proved to be difficult from the start as it is three letters which is harder to create than a two letter monogram. The ‘M’ is also a long letter containing a lot of indents and curves making the monogram longer than it…Continue Reading #IXD103 – Sketching Monograms
#IXD103 – Word Play
I had fun with this task as it made me think creatively of what represents each individual word. It has made me aware of what mental pictures humans capture when we think or say words and how I can visually represent that to create identity….Continue Reading #IXD103 – Word Play
#IXD103 – Anatomy of Typography
This task was particularly helpful for deconstructing the anatomy of my name and how I can use this for my brand identity. Looking at each section and personality of a letterform and labelling it has gave me a better understanding in not just the terminology of letters but also a more in depth analysis…Continue Reading #IXD103 – Anatomy of Typography
#IXD103 Week 1 – Content Audit Exercise
Content Audit Task For this task I will choose Amazon as I’ve used their services/site for years, which I have a connectional bond with as I have been a long time consumer myself. I will do a thorough examination of their website and how they cater themselves towards not just me but all consumers. Amazon’s…Continue Reading #IXD103 Week 1 – Content Audit Exercise
#IXD103 Week 2 – Creating Name from Geometric Shapes
For this task I created my own name from just using basic geometric shapes such as in this case circles and rectangles. I found this really interesting as I was able to create my own type of sans serif font. I enjoyed playing with my name in geometric shapes as it has made me better…Continue Reading #IXD103 Week 2 – Creating Name from Geometric Shapes
#IXD104 – Inga Hampton Pocket Profile
https://dribbble.com/IngaHampton About Inga Inga Hampton is an Northern Irish prolific product designer, illustrator and 2D game artist who currently works as a designer at cue. I really love her landscape illustrations and how she creates a dense atmosphere in all of them. Although, unlike Harry Nesbitt, Inga has less detail on what defines…Continue Reading #IXD104 – Inga Hampton Pocket Profile