Variable Font Design

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Michael Catelli

Jamie Ikeda

Anna Troudy

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Duration: 5 weeks
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Project Brief

Design an OpenType variable font that would be used as a logotype for a music group (Dresher + Davel) and applied to a dynamic digital poster.

Learning Objectives

Understand the design of letterforms that are transformed in response to user interaction or an audio signal.

Deliverables

An OpenType variable font containing nine glyphs.

Readings/Resources

https://glyphsapp.com

Reflections

Each student used a trial version of Glyphs software, which had many helpful video tutorials online. Interactive display of selected fonts and posters available at http://farmapp.info/otvar

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