During this workshop we discussed moral and copyright issues within design asking the question ‘should the author get paid for their work?’ The workshop was taught by Dave Crossland a typeface designer that graduated from the University of Reading.

In todays workshop we explored how the weight, style, structure, form and shape of typography can be expressed by just the medium of a HB pencil. We started by sketching out the letters ‘CRAP’ on a page, which were the initials for Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proportion; then adding more weight to the letters by sketching the base, filling the letters and then adding empathies with a outline. Through out the several different trials you could see the progress within the letters and by the end how they had developed into respectable letterforms.

Font Forge

We were then introduced to the free open-source software Font Forge. The software is a powerful software system offering practically all the features of Font Lab, together with some unique features of its own. Being an open source software means anyone can contribute to the source code proving to be a successful community-maintained application.

Development of the letter 'r'

- Using the point tool I roughly drew out the spape then used the white arrow to make the letter more accurate.

- I found it difficult creating the shapes to create a smooth, sharp feel particularly the letter 'a'.

Reflection

Vernon Adams is a typeface designer that graduated in 2007 with an MA in type design from the University of Reading.

Vernon Adams is best known for the popular typeface Oswald a remix of the classic 'Alternate Gothic' sans serif typefaces. The characters of Oswald have been re-drawn and reformed to better fit the pixel grid of standard digital screens.