Type Specimen Development

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

To develop my work further I created a couple of type specimens. This was so that my typeface could be seen in context. Figure 2 is my favourite of the designs because I think it shows more of my typeface and the variety of weights and sizes it can be used in. Figure 2 was made into a leaflet, I chose to develop it this way so that I could create a few different sides allowing my type to be seen in many different ways. I chose to use the colour mauve as I researched into colours that are seen as noble and majestic and mauve was the most popular colour for both of the words. 

Figure 1 was the first experiment of seeing my typeface in context and I decided I wanted to do something a little bit different with it. As majestic is seen as beauty and delicacy as well as noble I decided to develop the design in Figure 1 by getting it drawn by the Vinyl cutter so that it gave it a delicate feel. To be able to get the design drawn I had to change the settings of the design and give it a tight scribble using Adobe Illustrator as you can see in Figure 3. I think that the result the Vinyl cutter had given worked well, however the use of a pen did result in some gaps throughout the design. Although this was not what I was hoping for I do think that it added to the delicacy of the design.