Typography - Final Compilation & Reflection
26/09/2025 - 26/12/2025 (Week 1 - Week 14)
Aurellia Franseska Djauhari - 0365053
Typography
Final Compilation & Reflection
Table of Content:
1. Website Link to Each Task
2. Submission
3. reflection
1. Website Link to Each Task
2. Submission
Task 1: Exercise
Exercise 1: Type Expressions
Fig 1.1 Final Type Expressions JPEG Version Week 4 (17/10/2025)
Fig 1.1 Final Type Expressions PDF Version Week 4 (17/10/2025)
Fig 1.2 Final Type Expressions Animation GIF Week 4 (17/10/2025)
Exercise 2: Text Formatting
HEAD
- Font/s: ITC New Baskerville Std
- Type Size/s: 38pt
- Leading: 26
- Paragraph spacing: 0
BODY
- Font/s: Adobe Caslon Pro
- Type Size/s: 11pt
- Leading: 13pt
- Paragraph spacing: 13pt / 0.1806 in
- Characters per-line: 55–65/50–60 characters
- Alignment: Left
Page Margins
- top + left + right + bottom
- Columns: 0.625 in
- Gutter: 5mm
Fig 1.3 Final Text Formatting JPEG Version Week 6 (31/10/2025)
Fig 1.4 Final Text Formatting with Grid JPEG Version Week 6 (31/10/2025)
Fig 1.3 Final Text Formatting PDF Version Week 6 (31/10/2025)
Fig 1.4 Final Text Formatting with Grid PDF Version Week 6 (31/10/2025)
Task 2: Typographic Exploration and Communication
HEAD
- Font/s: Gill Sans Std
- Type Size/s: 200pt
- Leading: 26
- Paragraph spacing: 0
BODY
- Font/s: Minion Pro
- Type Size/s: 20pt
- Leading: 22pt
- Paragraph spacing: 22pt
- Characters per-line: 55–65/50–60 characters
- Alignment: Left
Page Margins
- top + left + right + bottom
- Columns: 0.625 in
- Gutter: 12px
Fig 1.5 Final Text Formatting JPEG Version Week 8 (14/11/2025)
Fig 1.6 Final Text Formatting with Grid JPEG Version Week 8 (14/11/2025)
Fig 1.5 Final Text Formatting PDF Version Week 8 (14/11/2025)
Fig 1.6 Final Text Formatting with Grid PDF Version Week 8 (14/11/2025)
Task 3: Type Design and Communication
Font Download Link:
Fig 1.7 Screen Grab of FontLab process (side-bearing)
Fig 1.8 Adobe Illustrator Digitization JPEG Version Week 11 (05/12/2025)
Fig 1.8 Adobe Illustrator Digitization PDF Version Week 11 (05/12/2)
Fig 1.9 A4 black & white poster PDF Version Week 11 (05/12/2)
3. Reflection
1. Experience
Through the weekly tasks, I gained hands-on experience with various design processes and digital tools. I learned how to set up my e-portfolio, create and refine sketches, and digitize them using Adobe Illustrator. I also experienced animating typography in Photoshop and adjusting important type settings like kerning, leading, and tracking. Working on each task step-by-step helped me understand the workflow from sketching, digitizing, formatting, and finally exporting my work. Importing my designs into FontLab gave me practical experience in turning my drawings into functional letters. Overall, the constant practice, revisions, and task submissions helped me build confidence and familiarity with the tools used in typography and digital design.
Through the weekly tasks, I gained hands-on experience with various design processes and digital tools. I learned how to set up my e-portfolio, create and refine sketches, and digitize them using Adobe Illustrator. I also experienced animating typography in Photoshop and adjusting important type settings like kerning, leading, and tracking. Working on each task step-by-step helped me understand the workflow from sketching, digitizing, formatting, and finally exporting my work. Importing my designs into FontLab gave me practical experience in turning my drawings into functional letters. Overall, the constant practice, revisions, and task submissions helped me build confidence and familiarity with the tools used in typography and digital design.
2. Observation
Throughout the weeks, I observed how small design decisions can significantly affect the final outcome. Feedback from Mr. Max made me notice details I might have overlooked, such as alignment, spacing, balance, and uniqueness. I observed that changing even one letter’s movement in an animation could improve storytelling, and that proper leading and kerning greatly improve readability. When reviewing my sketches, I also noticed that some of my concepts were too common, and symbols like stars or yin-yang shapes needed more distinctive treatment to stand out. Using graph paper also helped me observe how proportions, spacing, and boxes can guide consistent and well-balanced letterforms.
3. Findings
From my overall learning journey, I discovered that design is highly iterative—ideas improve through constant revision and feedback. I found that strong typography requires both creativity and technical precision: the sketches need original ideas, and the digital work must be clean, consistent, and properly spaced. I also learned that preparation matters; bringing the right tools and planning ahead saves a lot of time. Most importantly, I found that uniqueness, clarity, and balance are key qualities in good design. Whether in a headline, a font sketch, or an animation, effective visual communication comes from thoughtful adjustments and attention to detail.
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