TYPOGRAPHY - FINAL COMPILATION & REFLECTION

TYPOGRAPHY - FINAL COMPILATION & REFLECTION 

26/9/2025 - 26/12/2025 (Week 1 - Week 14)
Nur Adila binti Nazary / 0377352
Typography / Bachelor in Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Task 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) Task 1: Exercises 1 & 2
2) Task 2: Typographic Exploration and Communication
3) Task 3: Type Design and Communication
4) Reflection

TASK 1: Exercises 1 & 2
TASK 1 EXERCISE 1, TYPE EXPRESSION 1, JPEG:


TASK 1 EXERCISE 1, TYPE EXPRESSION 1, PDF:


TASK 1 EXERCISE 1,  TYPE EXPRESSION 2, ANIMATION GIF "DRIP":

TASK 1 EXERCISE 2, TEXT FORMATTING 1, JPEG:

TASK 1 EXERCISE 2, TEXT FORMATTING 1, PDF:

TASK 1 EXERCISE 2, TEXT FORMATTING 2, LAYOUT 3, JPEG (WITHOUT BASELINE):

TASK 1 EXERCISE 2, TEXT FORMATTING 2, LAYOUT 3, JPEG (WITH BASELINE):

TASK 1 EXERCISE 2, TEXT FORMATTING 2, LAYOUT 3, PDF (WITH BASELINE AND WITHOUT):

HEAD

- Font/s: Univers LT Std 75 Black and Gill Sans Std

- Type Size/s: Univers LT Std 75 Black (49 pt) and Gill Sans Std (25 pt)

- Leading: Univers LT Std 75 Black (40 pt) and Gill Sans Std (25 pt)

- Paragraph spacing: 4.939 mm

 

BODY

- Font/s: Futura Std Book

- Type Size/s: 11 pt

- Leading: 9 pt

- Paragraph spacing: 4.939 mm

- Characters per-line: (53 - 57)

- Alignment: Align left (all on the left side and the top right side) Align right (on the right side bottom)

 

Page Margins

- 12.7 mm + 10 mm + 10 mm + 40 mm

- Columns: 2

- Gutter: 4.233 mm

TASK 2 Typographic Exploration and Communication

TASK 2 EXERCISE, LAYOUT 2, JPEG (WITHOUT BASELINE):

TASK 2 EXERCISE, LAYOUT 2, JPEG (WITH BASELINE):

TASK 2 EXERCISE, LAYOUT 2, PDF (WITH BASELINE AND WITHOUT):

HEAD

- Font/s: Hit me, punk! 14 Regular and Helvetica Punk Regular 

- Type Size/s: Hit me, punk! 14 Regular for P (585.4586 pt), U (465.7001 pt), N (335.7814 pt), K (259.6925 pt), 'S (224.3537  pt) and Helvetica Punk Regular (72 pt)

 

BODY

- Font/s: Bembo Std Semibold

- Type Size/s: 24 pt

- Leading: 22 pt

- Paragraph spacing: 24 pt

- Characters per-line: 47-58

- Alignment: Justify with last line aligned left

 

Page Margins

(Left page)

- 36 px + 36 px + 36 px + 36 px

- Columns: 3

- Gutter: 217 px

(Right page)

- 36 px + 36 px + 36 px + 36 px

- Columns: 3

- Gutter: 217 px

TASK 3 Type Design and Communication

TASK 3 EXERCISE 2: TYPE DESIGN AND COMMUNICATION, TTF:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hRMpqpj5av-7yKZEJ-9DJryXLL8wL2LJ/view?usp=sharing

TASK 3 EXERCISE 2: TYPE CONSTRUCTION, JPEG:

TASK 3 EXERCISE 2: TYPE CONSTRUCTION, PDF:



FONTLAB 7, METRICS TABLE:

TASK 3 EXERCISE 2: TYPE DESIGN AND COMMUNICATION POSTER, JPEG:

TASK 3 EXERCISE 2: TYPE DESIGN AND COMMUNICATION POSTER, PDF:

REFLECTION

Experience
This was my first time taking a Typography subject and I genuinely enjoyed it. I think its mainly because my lecturer was very passionate about Typography and guided us patiently through the basics especially in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, which many of us are unfamiliar with. Even though I loved the subject, it still came with some challenges such as learning how to use the software properly and understanding how much patience is needed to create a clean and structured layout. Despite the difficulties, I'm glad that I went through this subject because it has thought me so much about typography and its history.

Observations
Throughout the tasks, I realized that typography is more than just typing words. It requites precision, accuracy and planning. Even the smallest adjustments in spacing, alignment or even the letter structure can completely change how readable or aesthetically pleasing the design becomes. I also noticed how much structure matters and how the imperfections in font can make them look more unique.

Findings
From this subject, I learned that Typography is all bout the attention to detail of like every letter, line and space. Good design is a balance between creativity and the structure where the work must be both visually nice and readable. I also found that small improvements in layout and text placement can really change the overall feel of the design. Overall, this subject has helped me understand how to combine creative ideas with proper design principles to produce a more refined final outcome.