Before I started creating my typeface in illustrator I did some rough sketches in my workbook that represent the general idea that I want to reflect in my digital work. This made it a lot easier when trying to edit each letterform.
I started off with univers in italics because think this represents the flow of handwriting more.
The first four letters ' a b c d' were easy to create as they had this repeated flick next to them all. I like the look of them all together and think they flow nicely, the changes I have made are very minimal, the letters have been rounded and the ends of the stems have been curved off. I think it makes this quite serious typeface much more approachable and nicer to read.
I then went on to create the 'e' which was much harder because I wanted it too look like it had been drawn in one stroke. I found it hard trying to do this in illustrator because my knowledge of it is very limited, however after asking Jasmine for help I was able to create a much more fluid letter.
It still contains this same repeated flick, however rather than having it on the baseline where it sat unnaturally, I moved it to flow off near the counter of the 'e'.
To help create the more detailed letters such as the 'f' I did some drawing underneath using the paintbrush tool that I could reference when trying to alter it. I found it hard to alter the f therefore combined the letter with one of the drawings I had done to create this. I thought because it stands out from the letters it could be the feature letter that makes the typeface recognisable, the same way that the W in Bodoni stands out.
The other letters I created after this were pretty straightforward until I reached the k which was hard to create without it looking like a capital R. I again played around with doing rough drawings underneath with the paintbrush tool but I think it looks too curly against the i and the j.
My final outcome was this which I think works well as the curves flow nicely agains the j and the l.
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