TYPOGRAPHY FINAL COMPILATION & REFLECTION
21/04/25 - 27/07/25 (Week1 - Week14)
Miao Xinjun, 0379525
Typography
Final Compilation & Reflection
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Website links to each task
2. Submission
3. Reflection
1. WEBSITE LINKS TO EACH TASK
2. SUBMISSION
- Task 1: Exercise - Type Expression
21/04/25 - 12/05/ 5 (Week1 - Week4)
Figure 2.1 Final expression "jump, melt, roll, chill" (JPEG). Week 4 (12/ 05/ 25)
Figure 2.1 Final expression "jump, melt, roll, chill" (PDF). Week 4 (12/ 05/ 25)
Figure 2.2 Final animation type expression "melt" (GIF), Week 4 (12/ 05/ 25).
- Task 1: Exercise - Text Formatting
13/ 05/ 25 - 26/ 05/ 25 (Week 4 - Week 6)
Figure 2.3 Final text-formatting layout without grids (JPEG), Week 6 (26/05/25)
Figure 2.4 Final text - formatting layout without grids (PDF), Week 6 (26/05/25)
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Figure 2.5 Final text - formatting layout with grids (JPEG), Week 6 (26/05/25)
Figure 2.6 Final text - formatting layout with grids (PDF), Week 6 (26/05/25)
Task 2: Typographic Exploration & Communication
26/05/25 - 09/06/25 (Week 6 - Week 8)
Figure 2.7 Final text formatting and expression without grids (JPEG), Week 8 (09/06/25)
Figure 2.8 Final text formatting and expression without grids (PDF), Weed 8 (09/06/25)
Figure 2.9 Final text formatting and expression with grids (JPEG), Week 8 (09/06/25)
Figure 2.10 Final text formatting and expression with grids (PDF), Week 8 (09/06/25)
Task 3: Type Design and Communication
09/06/25 - 14/07/25 (Week 8 - Week 13)
Font download link:
Figure 2.11 Compilation of the best written "abgpieyotmd # ! . ," Week 9 (16/06/25)
Figure 2.12 Final Type construction in Ai JPEG, Week 10 (23/06/25)
Figure 2.13 Final Type construction Ai in PDF, Week10 (23/06/25)
Figure 2.14 Final JPEG A4 black & white poster, Week 13 (14/07/25)
Figure 2.15 inal PDF A4 black & white poster, Week 13 (14/07/25)
3. REFLECTION
3.1 Experience
Over the 14 weeks of study this semester, while I often felt a sense of pressure, I felt even more fulfillment and a sense of achievement. I love each of my works, even if they might not be perfect. As a beginner who had never studied typography systematically before this semester, I benefited greatly from these 14 weeks. In the first half of the semester, we were required to watch video tutorials every week and summarize what we learned from them. This was very helpful for me—it allowed me to master a lot of essential foundational knowledge of typography and learn about its history of development. Not only did this prepare me well for the subsequent tasks, but it also made me start viewing the typographic works all around us in daily life from a new perspective. The physical lectures were equally important: building on the tutorials, the lecturer explained and demonstrated the skills we needed to master to complete our tasks. For each assignment, we were clearly informed of the task content, learning objectives, and grading criteria, which helped us study efficiently and complete the semester’s tasks successfully.
3.2 Observations
After these 14 weeks of study, I’ve come to realize that typography isn’t as simple as it appears. Typographic practice has evolved and developed countless times over the course of typographers confronting and solving different problems again and again, ultimately forming the system we study today. Even individual letters are worthy of study: uppercase and lowercase letters of different styles have distinct structures and consist of numerous components (such as strokes, swashes, etc.), yet type families adhere to a unified set of basic rules. In typography, details like letter spacing and line spacing also play significant roles in the work. Throughout this semester’s studies, while completing my own tasks, I often got to see my classmates’ work. One obvious observation I made is that they paid attention to making their typography appealing while placing equal emphasis on readability—and I believe this is an extremely important aspect of typographic work.
3.3 Findings
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