Typo Workshop

I was flicking through my folder that is full to the brim with all the work from the different workshops. I had a look back at the Typo Workshop. At the time, I really enjoyed it but found it very frustrating as precision is a skill that takes a lot of effort to acquire if one lacks it. In order for the outcome of the typo tasks to look presentable, I found that being exact and precise was vital. I find that precision is very time consuming and is something that I am consciously working on. 


We had to choose a letterform that we liked from some specimen sheets provided. We then had to recreate our chosen letter to fulfil the given requirements. These were: To Invert, Section, Layer, Outline, Deconstruct and Recompose the letter.


Here is some of the work that other students had produced. I enjoyed these particular pieces for their scale and appearance. 

After looking back at my work, I tried to see if I could generate some new ideas and I tried my very best to be precise in the way I went about creating them. 

First, I layered my chosen letter.

Second, I deconstructed the letter creating a negative space effect. 

Third, I deconstructed it again in a new way.

Looking back, I can see that this workshop was really beneficial in more ways than just one. Firstly, and probably most obviously, it taught me more about typography that I didn’t already know from my previous course. Secondly, it made me more aware of the fact that precision is more important than I had realised. A lot of the time, one thinks that being exact is of little importance, however, they are seriously mistaken! This workshop taught me that the best results in this area of design comes from the great comprehension and application of precision. I am now very conscious of the fact that having a careful, meticulous and precise approach to my work is of utmost importance!