Despite being a graphic designer, I’ve never been a very big typography person. Sure, I have my typeface preferences, but I’ve noticed I’m not nearly as passionate about it as some of my peers. I wanted to repurpose type to be used for something I’m more interested in, so I’m working on a series of typography drawings adapted from some figure studies I still have. They’re in very raw stages so far, but I plan on experimenting more with text orientation, size, font, and color.
I’m paying a lot of attention to how the fonts and font sizes affect the overall aesthetic of the image over all. Going into this project, I sort of had the assumption that the personality of the image would end up being the same or similar to the character of the typeface, but I’m quickly finding that the personality of the overall image can be quite different than the personality of the typeface. For example, I did one using the X from a typeface called Invalid. The font has a futuristic, technical quality, but the image looks cross stitched.
I’ve got a ways to go with this project, but I think it’s coming along well.
