Advanced Typography: Final Compilation & Reflection

 

21/4/2025 - 23/7/2025 (Week 1 - Week 14)

Lim Yeng San (0366316)
Advanced Typography / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylors University

Final Compilation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Lectures

2. Instruction

3. Final Outcomes

• Links to Blogposts
• Task 1 Exercise 1 Typographic Systems
• Task 1 Exercise 2 Type and Play
• Task 2A Key Artwork
• Task 2B Collateral
• Task 3 Type Exploration and Application

4. Reflection

5. Links to Other Advanced Typography posts

1. LECTURES

For Lecture 1 to 4 refer to Task 1 post

For Lecture 5 refer to Task 2 post

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2. INSTRUCTION

Figure 2.1: The module information booklet for Advanced Typography, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

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3. FINAL OUTCOMES

Links to Blogposts

• Task 1
• Task 2
• Task 3 

Task 1 Exercise 1 Typographic Systems

Link to Task 1 Exercise 1 Typographic Systems process

Figure 3.1: Axial, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.2: Radial, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.3: Dilatational, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.4: Random, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.5: Grid, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.6: Transitional, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.7: Modular, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.8: Bilateral, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.9: Typographic systems (PDF), Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.10: Typographic systems with baseline (PDF), Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Task 1 Exercise 2 Type and Play

Link to Task 1 Exercise 2 Type and Play process

Figure 3.11: Original image and letterform extraction, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.12: Refinement process, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.13: Extracted letterforms, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.14: Reference font, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.15: Final letterforms, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.16: Original extraction vs final letterforms, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.17: Letterform refinement process compilation (PDF), Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.18: Movie poster, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.19: Movie poster (PDF), Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Task 2A Key Artwork

Link to Task 2A Key Artwork process

Figure 3.20: Black wordmark on white background, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.21:White wordmark on black background, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.22: Wordmark in actual colours on light background, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.23: Wordmark in lightest shade on dark background, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.24: Wordmark animation, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.25: Task 2A compilation (PDF), Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Task 2B Collateral

Link to Task 2B Collateral process

Figure 3.26: Collateral 1, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.27: Collateral 2, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.28: Collateral 3, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.29: Instagram grid layout, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Link to Instagram profile: https://www.instagram.com/y3ng.s4n?igsh=am54dzc3aXh1c2U4

Figure 3.30: Screenshot of Instagram account, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.31: Task 2B compilation (PDF), Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Task 3 Type Exploration and Application

Link to Task 3 Type Exploration and Application process

Mythofolks

Mythofolks is a display font inspired by stories from folklore and mythology from across the world. Each uppercase and lowercase features a creature from various mythology and folklore on it while each number features the main figure from Greek myths on constellations. This font is used for graphic designs and historical sites like universities and museums was motivated by my interest in mythology.

Link to download font: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R08iW_O6a3hG5G7nGc2GqpupIgJYOx3b/view?usp=sharing

Figure 3.32: Embedded PDF of font, Week 14 (22/7/2025) 

Figure 3.33: Screenshot of Fontforge, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.34: Font presentation 1, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.35: Font presentation 2, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.35: Font presentation 3, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.36: Font  presentation 4, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.37: Font presentation 5, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.38: Font application 1, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.39: Font application 2, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.40: Font application 3, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.41: Font application 4, Week 14 (22/7/2025)

Figure 3.42: Font application 5 / Honor Global Design Awards submission, Week 14 (22/7/2025) 

Figure 3.43: Font Presentation and Application Compilation (PDF), Week 14 (22/7/2025)

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4. REFLECTION

Experience

Throughout my time in Advanced Typography, I've experienced a lot of highs and lows which helped me to improve further in class. My friends and classmates have also been a great help as improve together.

Observations

I've gained an insight on font making and design and the intricacies that go into it. It showed me that font making isn't simply just drawing a random set of letters but require a lot of details to ensure consistency. 

Findings

I've learned that context and personality can be imbued within fonts to show meanings outside of the ones in the text. You can really use fonts in a lot of ways other than just for typing.

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5. LINKS TO OTHER ADVANCED TYPOGRAPHY POSTS

• Advanced Typography: Task 1 Exercises
• Advanced Typography: Task 2 Key Artwork & Collateral
• Advanced Typography: Task 3 Type Exploration and Application
  
• Advanced Typography: Final Compilation & Reflection

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