So for my Graphic Design 2 class we had to come up with a 3D typeface from real world materials. There could be no computer manipulation and it had to be done by hand.
Now I don't know about anyone else, but every time I told someone I had a class for typography they assumed I was going to make some awesome elevation maps... Not soooo much. So that was the basis of my concept.
I also had done some other trials for typefaces, but I think the topographic map idea is the strongest and most appealing.
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| The materials I used for my lettering |
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| The levels of the letters |
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| Finished products |
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| Better angle of the levels |
So after I spent the 30 hours it took to cut out all of the letters (literally) I photographed them and then cut them out in photoshop.
I ended up converting them to grayscale so that there wouldn't be a variation in the color and it would be easier to change the color of them.
The way I photographed them added another level and another shadow, so for my finished typeface I didn't include the extra shadow on the bottom. I thought it would be kind of funny to include them in a few of my other letters and call it Elevate Bold. This may actually end up becoming an additional typeface that I can include if I have the time, but it will look like it's popping off whatever it's placed on in addition to the levels coming up off each other...
What kind of things could you guys see yourself using a handmade 3D typeface for?!
