Alan Fletcher

Was a British graphic designer. Born September 1931, died September 2006. Described by ‘The Daily Telegraph’ as – “the most highly regarded graphic designer of his generation, and probably one of the most prolific.” Studied at: Hammersmith School of Art, Central School of Art, Royal College of Art, and Yale School of […]

InDesign – layering

In our InDesign session, I learnt about layering and how to structure a magazine layout. This process was long, and the structure of these photographs show the step by step progress of how to develop the layout.

Wags Of Cowbridge

This is a little side project I created for my friends business. Just a simple logo for her new dog clothing boutique shop. She explained she wanted a posh font as the street this shop is based is upper class and quite expensive. Also she owns a dachshund which is seen as a popular and fashionable […]

The Craft of Typography

David A Smith Born and Raised cover designer Always drawn first on large scale Blend of technology and tradition together Inspirational Glass maker/typographer Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/davesmithartist/?hl=en Slow It Down Afternoon task: To take a piece of text writing and make it your own. I decided to take the title text, and outline it with […]

Clarity and Comparison

Choose the right data to make your argument. Icons and symbols: Gerd Arntz Rhetoric Thatcher’s legacy

Type Description and Classification

A physical reason. Description and classification helps trace a typeface. Type classification: Humanist Garadle – Garamond Transitional – Caslon Didone – Bodoni New Transitional – Century Schoolbook Slab-serif – Claredon Grotesque (Sans Serif) – Franklin Gothic Sans Serif (Neo-Grotesque) – Univers Sans Serif (Geometric) – Futura Sans Serif (Humanist) – Gill Sans Glyphic – […]

Drop Cap Challenge

Our challenge for todays session was to get into groups (3), and to create our own typography in any practical way we wanted to. We had to do the whole alphabet, and every character had to be individual and not the same, i.e. 3D, water colour, print, etc. We divided the alphabet between the three of […]

Presentation Practice

Group task – Lotus With this task, we had to gather into groups of four people. We all at random had a chosen category to pitch and present to the class, and we had the title ‘Sustainability’. We decided to create a slide each, and we all had one minute to present our slides and […]

Typography – introduction

Letters: Uppercase Lowercase Counters Bowl – below baseline Ascenders – above height Descender – below height X – height – level lettering Times New Roman – Newspaper font, officiant Futura Standard Medium font – Vampire Weekend Windsor typography – Woody Allen Typographer created ‘Stranger Things’ type font Garamond – Serif – […]

Jessica Hische

Jessica Hische is a lettering artists, illustrator author and type designer. She is best known for her personal project – ‘Daily Drop Cap’. In 2006, she graduated with a degree in Graphic and Interactive design. Hische has worked with clients such as Wes Anderson, Penguins Books, Tiffany & Co., Victoria Secret’s, etc. She worked with […]