Duodecimal Glyphs
Posted
Eric Ertmann
Sydney Gelb
Megan Miles
Logan Missner
Liam Turner
| Educator/s: | Frank Armstrong |
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| Institution: | California State University—Chico |
| Level: | Junior, Undergraduate |
| Duration: | 4 weeks |
| Category: | Design History, Systems, Type Design, Typography |
| Filed Under: | Design History, Form-making, Four-year Program, Poster, Technology |
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Project Brief
Design two new glyph structures for the “ten” and “eleven” numerals in a base-12 system and apply them to a selected typeface that contains old-style numerals. Design a poster that displays your glyphs in context.
Learning Objectives
Introduction to type design, typographic history/technology and systems.
Deliverables
Vector drawings of two glyphs in context. PDF of 15.5" x 22" poster.
Readings/Resources
Robert Bringhurst, The Elements of Typographic Style Karen Cheng, Designing Type http://www.dozenal.org/drupal/content/duodecimal-bulletin.html
Reflections
Lots of examples and explanation helped students to understand the problem.
