Alphabet soup. self evaluation.

Alphabet Soup - Self Evaluation

Referring to the typeface I have designed:
Which personality traits did you choose to respond to and apply the typeface?
The personality traits that i chose to respond to and apply to the typeface were; geek, enthusiastic, adventurous, organised and up-beat.What are the reasons behind the design decisions you have made for the typeface?

After trying a range of approaches representing Claudia's personality in different ways i decided to focus on the adjectives, enthusiast and up-beat because i don't really know Claudia that well however she comes across as a happy colourful person so i wanted to create a typeface focussing on this.

After researching term and definitions of words relating to Claudia I came across the term 'bubbly' which i though summed her up perfectly.

Therefore i tried several ways of representing this through typeface and the final concept that i came up with was to build the letters up from tiny bubbles.

In what ways are the results effective?
The typefAce turned out to look really visually effective working at both a large and small scale and i feel that it represents Claudia's personality perfectly.
However i feel that if you did not know what the typeface meant you would not straight away link it to being a happy, enthusiastic, up-beat font

What personality traits do you interpret from the typeface designed to represent you?
The personality traits that I interpret from the typeface that has been designed for me are, well the way she design the typeface it was a quite abstract way of representing me, so if you know what it meant you would understand the design behind it, however i do feel that it represents me, you do get the laid back personality train showing within the typeface.

Describe what you think of the typeface:
I like the typeface, I feel it represents me well and is visually appealing. 

In what ways is it effective, and in what way is it ineffective of representing you?
Well the phone five adjectives that Claudia chose i don't feel describe me very well, the only one really was laid back. I like the font however i think some of the letters such as r or j arn't as strong as others.

Alphabet soup. final outcome.

Alphabet soup. pt.2. rational..

Problem Analysis - Rationale

Brief: (What is the problem you intend to solve?)

To design and create a typeface consisting of 26 letter and 6 glyphs that represents the personality of our partner. 
Who needs to know? (Who is your audience?)
The person who we are designing the typeface on based on their personality/character.

What do they need to know? 
How and why the typeface represents their personality.

Why do they need to know? (The concept for your problem.)
To answer the brief in designing a typeface that represents them.

What will they respond to? (How will the connect/understand the outcome?)
Our partner will give us feedback on whether they feel that the typeface works in representing their personality.
What research is required? (What do you need to know in order to complete this brief to the fullest potential?)
Primary research asking the partner questions in order to work out what kind of character they are and how this can be represented in a typeface,
Secondary Research:
Looking at existing typefaces to try to engage some initial ideas.

Aphabet soup pt.1. outcome...

 


This is the series of 10 letter forms that i created for the brief.

Alphabet soup pt1. self evaluation...

10 things i want to achieve this year...

• To explore and experiment with alternative materials whilst working.
• To get onto the second year...
• To learn and apply new techniques to my work.
• Become some advanced blogger and get a sick blog going.
• Improve my photography skills and apply more photography to my work.
• Save up enough money to buy a nice expensive camera.
• Expand my knowledge of design software.
• Improve my critical analysis skills.
• Improve my time management.
• Work more with animation and video and improve my skills.