As a class exercise, we looked at how to manipulate type. we were given the task to shape everyday letters into something more interesting in Figma. For my frist attempt, I did not manipulate the shapes of the letters themselves, I simply change the size and the position of the letters;

 

Once I became a bit more familiar with using Figma, I tried to manipulate the letters themselves;

 

 

I’m very happy with how my “S” turned out, it almost looks like the beginning of a funky logo. I’m pleasantly surprised at how a little change to the letters themselves can make such a big visual impact.

In class, we also learnt a little bit about paragraphs. As a rule of thumb, paragraphs should always start from left intending to the left to make sure that our readers are engaged. ( Although that will depend on what culture you designing your products for, as an example, sometimes old school japan will read from right to left)

 

 

As I did this in a hurry in class, I didn’t realize that I had made several spelling mistakes. Also, I wasn’t happy with how the design turned out. So when I got home I redid the design a few times;

 

Another class excise that we did on typography is matching the right typography with the context, we were given 2 different pieces of literature and asked to match them with an appropriate typeface;

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We then practised using Figma by putting our Frankenstein story onto a simple UI;