Crit Feedback

Upon receiving feedback I have decided that my typeface will be used in/for protests and have found that my most successful designs are those which are more simple and less distorted (see figures 1-5) as those which are too complex don't effectively represent defiance as they reflect distortions more. In addition my experimentations using outline where also found to be less successful than the more simple and bold experimentations as they appeared weak and didn't much of an impact on the audience. Consequently I have decided to experiment with simpler designs have a bolder and stronger look but are also easily legible as my typeface could be used in protests. As a result of this I plan to look at different protests to gain an idea of the characteristics I want my typeface to reflect in order to create more effective designs as my typeface could be used to represent protests. In order to further my experimentation I plan to develop the designs featured in figure 1 by putting them into a grid that follows a certain set of rules an altering those rules to fit my designs as well as developing my designs further as they don't successfully represent the word defiant. After receiving feedback I plan to research different grids and rules used within typography by looking as designers such a Josef Muller-Brockmann as well as researching different protests and signage used within protest in order to better inform my design process.  I also plan to experiment with scale by blowing my design up and working on a large scale as would be the case if my typeface was to be used during protests.

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