304332
Published: 8th November, 2011
Last edited: 8th November, 2011
Created: 8th October, 2011
This is a font that I have created as part of a project at UWE. We were given a list of words to choose from that would inspire our font. I chose the word 'decay' and chose to research into urban decay as well as general decaying objects and buildings. Each letter of my font relates closely to a photograph that I have taken as inspiration, I think this way the letters look more like the realistic object that they are meant to represent.
352290
Published: 8th November, 2011
Last edited: 13th November, 2011
Created: 26th October, 2011
This was for first year UWE Graphic design course typeface project. i chose the word ornate and got inspiration from Leigh Court a grade two listed building in Abbots Leigh. the interior of the building is greek revival and is completely different in every room.
110751
Published: 8th November, 2011
Last edited: 8th November, 2011
Created: 30th October, 2011
This is my second attempt at the theme "shadow". The letters have been stripped of all and are just shadows of their former selves.
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80620
Published: 8th November, 2011
Last edited: 7th November, 2011
Created: 24th October, 2011
This typeface was created around the theme "shadow". Without light shadows cannot exist, the typeface explores the presence of shadows around intense light concentrated on an area (in this case in the shape of alphabets). For each letter the lower cases are bound to the upper cases showing the relationship between light and darkThis is a clone
272314
Published: 8th November, 2011
Last edited: 11th November, 2011
Created: 8th November, 2011
I created this font to explore the basic shapes within origami and paper folding, this also led to the creation of my other font 'Decami' which further explores ripped or decayed origami.
360304
Published: 8th November, 2011
Last edited: 2nd December, 2011
Created: 25th October, 2011
Using the starting point 'repetition' led me to the phrase 'broken record'. My characters are based around the ridges found on a vinyl. Each letterform is a complete circuit that never ends. A working progress.
223384
Published: 7th November, 2011
Last edited: 8th November, 2011
Created: 25th October, 2011
Hi! My name is Patricia and I study Graphic Design at UWE. As part of my project I decided to use decay as the theme for my font. I started my research by photographing old building, rusty metal, broken brick, etc. Then I started experimenting and looking at other decay fonts, this is when I decided that I didn't want my font to have the typical broken appearance. So I decided to go for more of a scratchy, rough and uneven font. This is a clone
7135616
Published: 7th November, 2011
Last edited: 16th November, 2011
Created: 24th October, 2011
hello my name is gemma coates. I created This font while in my first year at uwe studying graphic design. we were given a list of words to choose from to design a font around. I chose chaos. I started to look at riots, war and things are chaotic while they are happening. then started to think about the after effect of chaos and decided to based my font on the aftermath of a natural disaster and how thing become disordered and in the wrong place.
340316
Published: 7th November, 2011
Last edited: 7th December, 2011
Created: 25th October, 2011
So here it is...Green Eyed Girl.
This project at UWE Bristol was to create a typefacd based around one word; so I looked into the word 'Curves' (which I probabily will never do again) and eventually came up with this. The idea came from looking at curves in lizards and vines, then linking the curvy-reptile theme with Medusa - hence 'Green Eye'.
Originally I was going to base it on a serif typeface but found that far too difficult on Fontstruct so used aggressive strait lines - similar to pre-historic drawings - to provide contrast against the seductive curves to make it seem like an Evil Temptress. The serif's are there to add authority.
So thats Green Eyed Girl by me...Sophina B.
*I think it may need tweaking in the sense that I've aligned each letter to the edge of the curve rather than the edge against the serif or stem. *
240282
Published: 7th November, 2011
Last edited: 7th November, 2011
Created: 25th October, 2011
I am a Uwe student who was set the task to create a type face based on a selection of words, which i chose sharp. I looked into the word from an architectural point of view basing my final outcome on blueprints and sharp cornersThis is a clone of sharp
312364
Published: 6th November, 2011
Last edited: 11th December, 2011
Created: 4th November, 2011
Project for first year BA Hons Graphic Design at UWE, Bristol. The brief for this project was to create a typeface, generating ideas from one keyword. My chosen word was order, and I was inspired by glitches; how the end product can be irregular if there is a malfunction in the process of creation.
231303
Published: 5th November, 2011
Last edited: 21st November, 2011
Created: 18th October, 2011
A display font loosely based on an old Renault GearBox.
Allignment and spacing issues are still to be resolved.
Will do over the next couple of days
any comments on it would be great
270376
Published: 3rd November, 2011
Last edited: 3rd November, 2011
Created: 6th October, 2011
a font created whilst exploring the themes of decay and derelict buildings.
122522
Published: 2nd November, 2011
Last edited: 11th December, 2012
Created: 2nd November, 2011
my name is fiona hobson and I am a student at UWE and after exploring decay through varies areas,urban decay rotting food etc i decided to look at thing i thought represented deca without showing it exactly this is where i thought of flies. flies buzz around dead beings as well as rotting food so decided to base my typeface around this.This is a clone
221544
Published: 1st November, 2011
Last edited: 9th December, 2011
Created: 28th October, 2011
This is my first fontstruction I have designed for the first module in my Graphic Design degree at UWE Bristol.
My typeface is based on the word 'Energy'.
I researched electrical energy and tried to create an electrical fuse/spark typeface. The result reminded my of iron fillings and so I went on to create "Energy Vibration"
293305
Published: 1st November, 2011
Last edited: 8th November, 2011
Created: 12th October, 2011
The theme behind this piece is decay. I started by experimenting with the things that immediately spring to mind when you think of decay; crumbling walls, rotting vegetables, peeling paint...
Then I found the definition of decay in physics 'transformation of an elementary particle into two or more different particles.' and biological decay 'to break down into component parts.' After experimenting with different ways of breaking up a typeface, I came up with this. A sort of abstract representation of scientific decay.
To create the long, thin diagonal lines, I had to do it on a huge scale, filling almost 3 'screens' in height with each letter. Sadly this meant it's impossible to download the font. E F G O and Q still need a bit of work as they stand out to much.
Cameron Nicol
251315
Published: 1st November, 2011
Last edited: 9th November, 2011
Created: 30th September, 2011
This font was inspired by the wrought iron work I have noticed when exploring Bristol. The idea developed further when I saw some Greek decoration while researching on the internet. The two came together, the meeting of curves, lines and spirals to form Keys, a modern take on ancient symbolism mixed with a reminder of industrial exuberance.
160281
Published: 1st November, 2011
Last edited: 14th November, 2011
Created: 22nd October, 2011
Fire experiments, erosion techniques, using the ends of matches and lighting in the shapes of letters, allowing the fire to depict where the darker burnt areas are.
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Published: 31st October, 2011
Last edited: 1st December, 2011
Created: 31st October, 2011
I am a first year student at the University of the West of England. Our first project this year was to design a typeface based around a word of our choosing. I opted for ‘Pompous’, as it stood out to me from the list. During the project I visited Bristol Cathedral several times, and spent time in and around Bridgwater, looking at anything that I found to be pompous, such as cast-iron work and Baroque architecture. My final design is influenced by Gothic typefaces and raised lead tombstones/plaques. The name ‘Delectatio Morosa’ is Latin for peevish delight, which I discovered whilst looking at different Latin phrases.
271294
Published: 31st October, 2011
Last edited: 7th November, 2011
Created: 23rd October, 2011
Inspired by the word 'dangerous' I have created a fontstruction based upon voodoo, ouija boards and back words writing. The font tends to include different shapes for instance 'crosses', some of these shapes have been inspired by typeface designer, Rudolf Koch 'book of signs'.
782584
Published: 31st October, 2011
Last edited: 16th November, 2011
Created: 26th October, 2011
Fair Isle by Hannah Wood
Fist year graphics student at UWE
This is my first Fontstruction based on knitting patterns and the Fair Isle knitting of the Shetland Isles. The letterforms are influenced by letters knitted into textiles by hand, made up of 12x12 squares.
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Published: 31st October, 2011
Last edited: 31st October, 2011
Created: 29th October, 2011
Sam Lambert, Graphic Design student at UWE.
For my project I went with the theme of laziness (after an early failed attempt at using the theme of repetition).
Whilst researching my theme I looked into the things people like doing best when feeling lazy, two very popular activities were smoking and sleeping. I wanted to create a simple/clean typeface that had a lazy feel to it. I tried to avoid giving it a predictable slouched look and thought a smokey/dreamy effect would work well for a font and also link to my research.
I wanted to incorporate the smoking and sleeping/dreaming themes into the name and thought 'Pipe Dream' was perfect as it relates to both smoking and dreaming.
All feedback is appreciated.
334311
Published: 30th October, 2011
Last edited: 28th November, 2011
Created: 14th October, 2011
This is my first fontstruct design for my project in my Graphic Design degree at UWE Bristol. This typeface is based on ‘decay’ and the way it takes shape on objects, almost as if it’s melting/ taking over like some kind of disease. I have also used thorns and the way they wrap around each other, like a snake wrapping itself round it’s pray.
150420
Published: 30th October, 2011
Last edited: 1st November, 2011
Created: 26th October, 2011
As part of my graphic design degree we were challenged to create a typeface based around a chosen theme, I chose order. The typeface is designed around how scientists draw molecules. Each line uses the same angle as a diagram of a molecule it also follows an equation for the movement of the strokes, multiples of x in this case x =3. The case around the letters came from a periodic table and when the letters are joined the molecule appears again. This is a clone of molecule
100362
Published: 27th October, 2011
Last edited: 5th October, 2011
Created: 5th October, 2011
My first experimentation with Fontstruct. I set myself rules in that all letters must fit to 4x5 squares, and contain 4 circular bricks and 4 elongated bricks. The end result strikes me as a combination of organic and technological forms.
7026426
Published: 27th October, 2011
Last edited: 14th November, 2011
Created: 25th October, 2011
UPDATE: I have altered the letters 'U', 'H' and 'X' in order to increase legibility. - 14/11/11
The outcome of my first Graphic Design project at the University of the West of England. This typeface is based on the designated theme of 'Evil'. As the project developed I began to move away from the rather stereotypical 'dark' imagery commonly associated with evil and approached the topic in a different, light-hearted manner. This led me onto the theme of villainy in popular culture, from film to video games. The classic ghosts of the arcade game Pac-Man are designed with such consideration - they are required to communicate both character and threat to the player, whilst still falling within the limitations of the 1980s hardware. As a result, these creatures personify the concept of 'evil stripped down to its essential forms.'
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Published: 25th October, 2011
Last edited: 4th December, 2011
Created: 22nd October, 2011
The font Flomotion is the outcome to my first semester at UWE, studying Graphic Design. The task was to create a full typeface on the font building website, fontstruct.com. The final design had to relate to a chosen theme, my chosen theme for this project was Motion in which I pursued the subject of optical illusions. I liked the idea of trying to create a false sense of movement with a font, taking inspiration from existing optical illusions with the same effect. This then led me to look at the 'Op' art movement of the 1960's, in particular the extensive work of Bridget Riley. Her use of black and white line giving the illusion of depth had a big influence on my work and I think my final design reflects this.