Project 2:
SoapType
ARTC 4305
Type III
Spring 2017
PHASES
1. Tracing and drafts
Tools: tracing paper,
pencil, ink
Grade: 25%
Due: 2/28
2. Editing on screen
Tools: Illustrator or
FontLab
Grade: 25%
Due: 3/9
3. Masks and specimen
Tools: Illustrator
Grade: 25%
Due: 3/21
4. Carving soap
Tools: see ‘Process’
Grade: 25%
Due: 3/28 — final
page 1 of 12
e PROJECT OVERVIEW
The aim of this project is to draw a sans serif typeface starting from
a given serif (Sabon LT). The drawings will be edited on-screen and the
final submission will consist of two products: a specimen poster of the
whole sans (upper case, lower case, figures) and a sample of 12 types —
OHvideospang — each cut into a block of soap.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Jan Tschichold designed Sabon in 1964, and it was produced jointly by
three foundries: Stempel AG, Linotype, and Monotype. This was in response
to a request from German master printers to make a font family of the
same design for the three (metal) type technologies of the time: foundry
type for hand composition, linecasting, & single-type machine composition.
Jakob Sabon, whom the type is named after, was a student of the great
French punchcutter Claude Garamont. Classic, elegant, and extremely
legible, Sabon is one of the most beautiful Garamond variations.
“It sounds simple: take a seriffed design, cut off the serifs, lower the contrast,
and there you have a sans serif. But of course there is more to it than just that.
I believe the most logical order when making such a family is to start with the
seriffed design. From that basis a sans serif can be made.”
— Martin Majoor
This typographic design project is authored by myself and published
in Taking a Line for a Walk, assignments in design education (p.45);
Spector Books, Leipzig (Germany), 2016. ISBN: 978-3-95905-081-4
http://spectorbooks.com/taking-a-line-for-a-walk
PROCESS AND SPECS
When un-seriffing, work Sabon at 184 pt, print out and use tracing paper.
Once the drafts drawings for “O Hvideospang” are completed (by hand),
continue drawing on the screen (vector) for all upper case, lower case,
and figures. Besides incorporating the basic letter shapes and anatomy,
keywords such as this are also useful for establishing letterspacing.
The poster is a 11 × 17" specimen sheet in which you will display your
sans serif creation. You have to give an original name to your sans
serif concept; compose & set the name with your typeface in the poster.
Other than black and white, the use of one spot color is allowed.
12 letters are to be cut, forming the ‘word’ OHvideospang. Apply your
understanding of typography to arrange the strokes, balance contrasts,
scale and position the drawings onto the material or body. Drawings
have to be transferred by perforating a printed mask properly sized and
fixed to the soap bar.
The brand of soap to use is Ivory;* the size of each block is 3 ¼ × 2 ¼ × 1",
$ 4.96 for 12 pieces. The tools to be used are: masking tape, a nail, a
large and a small flat cutter, a micro flat-head screwdriver, and black
synthetic paint. * www.heb.com/product-detail/ivory-original-bar-soap/116814
Project 2:
SoapType
ARTC 4305
Type III
Spring 2017
PHASES
1. Tracing and drafts
Tools: tracing paper,
pencil, ink
Grade: 25%
Due: 2/28
2. Editing on screen
Tools: Illustrator or
FontLab
Grade: 25%
Due: 3/9
3. Masks and specimen
Tools: Illustrator
Grade: 25%
Due: 3/21
4. Carving soap
Tools: see ‘Process’
Grade: 25%
Due: 3/28 — final
page 1 of 12
e PROJECT OVERVIEW
The aim of this project is to draw a sans serif typeface starting from
a given serif (Sabon LT). The drawings will be edited on-screen and the
final submission will consist of two products: a specimen poster of the
whole sans (upper case, lower case, figures) and a sample of 12 types —
OHvideospang — each cut into a block of soap.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Jan Tschichold designed Sabon in 1964, and it was produced jointly by
three foundries: Stempel AG, Linotype, and Monotype. This was in response
to a request from German master printers to make a font family of the
same design for the three (metal) type technologies of the time: foundry
type for hand composition, linecasting, & single-type machine composition.
Jakob Sabon, whom the type is named after, was a student of the great
French punchcutter Claude Garamont. Classic, elegant, and extremely
legible, Sabon is one of the most beautiful Garamond variations.
“It sounds simple: take a seriffed design, cut off the serifs, lower the contrast,
and there you have a sans serif. But of course there is more to it than just that.
I believe the most logical order when making such a family is to start with the
seriffed design. From that basis a sans serif can be made.”
— Martin Majoor
This typographic design project is authored by myself and published
in Taking a Line for a Walk, assignments in design education (p.45);
Spector Books, Leipzig (Germany), 2016. ISBN: 978-3-95905-081-4
http://spectorbooks.com/taking-a-line-for-a-walk
PROCESS AND SPECS
When un-seriffing, work Sabon at 184 pt, print out and use tracing paper.
Once the drafts drawings for “O Hvideospang” are completed (by hand),
continue drawing on the screen (vector) for all upper case, lower case,
and figures. Besides incorporating the basic letter shapes and anatomy,
keywords such as this are also useful for establishing letterspacing.
The poster is a 11 × 17" specimen sheet in which you will display your
sans serif creation. You have to give an original name to your sans
serif concept; compose & set the name with your typeface in the poster.
Other than black and white, the use of one spot color is allowed.
12 letters are to be cut, forming the ‘word’ OHvideospang. Apply your
understanding of typography to arrange the strokes, balance contrasts,
scale and position the drawings onto the material or body. Drawings
have to be transferred by perforating a printed mask properly sized and
fixed to the soap bar.
The brand of soap to use is Ivory;* the size of each block is 3 ¼ × 2 ¼ × 1",
$ 4.96 for 12 pieces. The tools to be used are: masking tape, a nail, a
large and a small flat cutter, a micro flat-head screwdriver, and black
synthetic paint. * www.heb.com/product-detail/ivory-original-bar-soap/116814
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LT Sabon® 184 pt
ascender
ascender
baseline
baseline
descender
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cap
cap
x-height
x-height
Project 2:
SoapType
ARTC 4305
Type III
Spring 2017
PHASES
1. Tracing and drafts
Tools: tracing paper,
pencil, ink
Grade: 25%
Due: 2/28
2. Editing on screen
Tools: Illustrator or
FontLab
Grade: 25%
Due: 3/9
3. Masks and specimen
Tools: Illustrator
Grade: 25%
Due: 3/21
4. Carving soap
Tools: see ‘Process’
Grade: 25%
Due: 3/28 — final
page 1 of 12
e PROJECT OVERVIEW
The aim of this project is to draw a sans serif typeface starting from
a given serif (Sabon LT). The drawings will be edited on-screen and the
final submission will consist of two products: a specimen poster of the
whole sans (upper case, lower case, figures) and a sample of 12 types —
OHvideospang — each cut into a block of soap.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Jan Tschichold designed Sabon in 1964, and it was produced jointly by
three foundries: Stempel AG, Linotype, and Monotype. This was in response
to a request from German master printers to make a font family of the
same design for the three (metal) type technologies of the time: foundry
type for hand composition, linecasting, & single-type machine composition.
Jakob Sabon, whom the type is named after, was a student of the great
French punchcutter Claude Garamont. Classic, elegant, and extremely
legible, Sabon is one of the most beautiful Garamond variations.
“It sounds simple: take a seriffed design, cut off the serifs, lower the contrast,
and there you have a sans serif. But of course there is more to it than just that.
I believe the most logical order when making such a family is to start with the
seriffed design. From that basis a sans serif can be made.”
— Martin Majoor
This typographic design project is authored by myself and published
in Taking a Line for a Walk, assignments in design education (p.45);
Spector Books, Leipzig (Germany), 2016. ISBN: 978-3-95905-081-4
http://spectorbooks.com/taking-a-line-for-a-walk
PROCESS AND SPECS
When un-seriffing, work Sabon at 184 pt, print out and use tracing paper.
Once the drafts drawings for “O Hvideospang” are completed (by hand),
continue drawing on the screen (vector) for all upper case, lower case,
and figures. Besides incorporating the basic letter shapes and anatomy,
keywords such as this are also useful for establishing letterspacing.
The poster is a 11 × 17" specimen sheet in which you will display your
sans serif creation. You have to give an original name to your sans
serif concept; compose & set the name with your typeface in the poster.
Other than black and white, the use of one spot color is allowed.
12 letters are to be cut, forming the ‘word’ OHvideospang. Apply your
understanding of typography to arrange the strokes, balance contrasts,
scale and position the drawings onto the material or body. Drawings
have to be transferred by perforating a printed mask properly sized and
fixed to the soap bar.
The brand of soap to use is Ivory;* the size of each block is 3 ¼ × 2 ¼ × 1",
$ 4.96 for 12 pieces. The tools to be used are: masking tape, a nail, a
large and a small flat cutter, a micro flat-head screwdriver, and black
synthetic paint. * www.heb.com/product-detail/ivory-original-bar-soap/116814
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Project 2:
SoapType
ARTC 4305
Type III
Spring 2017
SAMPLE
Sabon LT, lc, 92 pt
(50% of working size)
abcdef
ghijklm
nopqrst
uvwxyz
Outline
100 pt 3¼ × 2¼ in.
50 pt
alessandrosegalini
kaityo256
cbtlibrary
matleenalaakso
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kurimoni367
imash
signer
gishi_yama
rmcelreath
wakamatsu_takumu
2720japanoke
gihoz_support
moriyuya
addyosmani
cromwellryan
dotmariusz
lynnandtonic
62gerente
eitanlees
myddelton
destraynor
davidbonilla
shlominoach
jmmastey