Thursday, 10 November 2016

Development 2

To develop the typeface further, in an interim crit, it was said that the black fill within the letters was to harsh and intimidating and didn't really fit into the context of young children and a playful typeface. Therefore the black fill has been taken away to show just the outlines of the letterforms, which works well as it gives the sense of curiosity and leaves the fill to your own imagination, which is also an important aspect of children's play. Another idea was that it could be coloured in by young children, but it will still be legible. The outline is a lot less in your face and it means it now can be used in a range of different contexts not specifically just for children.


I  have also changed the 'Q' and the 'C' so both of those letterforms can be individual and manipulated in their own way too. I have taken the 'O' so the letters will still be in proportion to each other, then I have straightened out the tail rather than it sticking out to the the right. This makes the letterform look like one whole shape and a symbol, which will make it easier to read for children. The 'C' has also been manipulated as the rounded edges were to rounded and the looked too much like 'Comic Sans' the most hated typeface. Therefore I squared off the edges slightly, giving it a more mature look, whilst also staying within the same design as the other letters as a whole typeface.





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