Studio Brief 2- Typeface Design - Refinement

Typeface Refinement

Parts that need refining

After digitalising my designs I have found certain things that need to be adapted.

- The spurs the 'a', 'd' and 'u' need to be emphasised more so there needs to be a sharper curved angle. At the moment I don't think they would withstand being at smaller sizes making the letters less legible.

- The terminal on the 'c' and 'e' need to be opened up further to reduce the likelihood of fill at smaller sizes

- The 'x' and 'k' are too distinctive for the typeface if it is to be used in wayfinding so these need to be adapted to more standard looking letters by using straight strokes rather than curved

- The width of the v needs to be increased to match the thickness of the other letters, because the diagonal aspect compresses the width making it look thinner.

Bolder typeface

The typeface as a whole is also too light to be used in wayfinding. By increasing the stroke width using the offset path function in Illustrator, I have been able to create bolder letterforms without redrawing the whole typeface. This I think will be much clearer for signage and legibility at a distance.