Typography 3B - Type Design & Communication

June 05, 2022

Typography 3B - Type Design & Communication

6/6/2022 - 13/6/2022 (Week 11 - Week 12)

Anna Chin Siaw Fong / 0354370
Typography / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Task 3B / Type Design & Communication

LECTURES

Completed. Lectures 1 to 6 can be found in Typography - Task 1 / Exercises.

INSTRUCTIONS

Task 3B - Type Design & Communication

1. Research

Before sketching out my design, I did some visual research.

Fig 1.0 Inspiration 1

Fig 1.1 Inspiration 2

Fig 1.2 Inspiration 3

2. Sketches

I used procreate to sketch out my sticker design.

Fig 2.0 Sketches

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3. Digitalization

I decided to go with sketch number 3. I digitalized my sticker using Adobe Illustrator. I downloaded a font by Jovanny Lemonad from 1001 Fonts and modified it.

Fig 3.0 Attempt 1

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Fig 3.1 Attempt 2

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After getting feedback from Mr.Vinod, I made improvements to my sticker. I tried adding bumps to my sticker but it did not look as nice. So, I modified the letters even more by making it look less round.

Fig 3.2 Modified letters

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After that, I feel that my design was a bit too simple. To make it look nicer, I added a spider web behind the words.

Fig 3.3 Added spider web

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After finalizing my sticker design, I proceeded to colouring my sticker. I coloured the sticker red and added a black shadow behind the words.

Fig 3.4 Coloured sticker

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Fig 3.5 Telegram sticker

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I tried the sticker on Telegram and it was not as nice because the red was a bit too dark. So, I chose a lighter red instead.

Fig 3.6 New coloured sticker

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After finishing my sticker design, I used the sticker bot to create my sticker in Telegram.

Fig 3.7 Creating sticker

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Fig 3.8 Creating sticker

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Fig 3.9 Creating sticker

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Fig 3.10 Telegram sticker

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I made adjustments after getting feedback from Mr.Vinod and rounded the corners of the spider web to make it fit the letters more.

Fig 3.11 Rounded spider web

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Final Outcome

Link to sticker pack: https://t.me/addstickers/TUHalloween

Fig 4.0 Final Sticker Design Black (PNG)

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Fig 4.1 Final Sticker Design Black (PDF)

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Fig 4.2 Final Sticker Design Coloured (PNG)

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Fig 4.3 Final Sticker Design Coloured (PDF)

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Fig 4.4 Screenshot of Sticker in Telegram

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FEEDBACK

Week 11

General Feedback:

Specific Feedback: Sketch number 3 seems pretty interesting. Let's go with that.

Week 12

General Feedback:

Specific Feedback: Quite cool. Size needs to be increased. Try making the words a little bumpy. Good job on the logo part.

Week 13

General Feedback:

Specific Feedback: Spider web a bit too sharp. Does not really fit the style of the letters. Would be nice if you add stretching highlights in the letters.

REFLECTION

Experience

It was a nice experience being able to design a sticker. I did not struggle as much and I had fun designing my sticker.

Observations

I am not very good at colouring the sticker design. I had a hard time trying to figure out how to colour the sticker to make it look nicer but in the end I just stuck to just adding a black shadow behind the letters.

Findings

Creating a sticker on Telegram is not as hard. It is pretty simple and the instructions were really straight forward.

FURTHER READING

Letterforms: Typeface Design From Past to Future