Various Projects from Typography + Design
A range of works and projects from Typography & Design, a course taken at Fordham University. The projects featured here reflect a blend of technical skill and creative freedom.
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The Problem
Design concepts across formats and programs, with a central focus on typography and layout. The projects highlighted here were designed with a typography-first mindset, where the type led the overall form of each design. The booklet required structured forms and an easy-to-understand layout that emphasizes the speaker and content, including a striking cover page. Hexmi, the custom typeface, required strict attention to detail and uniformity across every letterform. The movie poster series aimed to create a hierarchy based on color while remaining accessible and easily readable. Lastly, the design history posters required a sense of cohesion, while "breaking the rules" of Swiss design.
Design concepts across formats and programs, with a central focus on typography and layout. The projects highlighted here were designed with a typography-first mindset, where the type led the overall form of each design. The booklet required structured forms and an easy-to-understand layout that emphasizes the speaker and content, including a striking cover page. Hexmi, the custom typeface, required strict attention to detail and uniformity across every letterform. The movie poster series aimed to create a hierarchy based on color while remaining accessible and easily readable. Lastly, the design history posters required a sense of cohesion, while "breaking the rules" of Swiss design.
The Design Process
Across each design, the process almost always started with ideation around the typography. In line with the goals of the course, typography ruled the designs; either complemented by color or lack thereof, as a challenge. The custom typeface was different; inspiration was initially pulled from Futura, but as the idea developed, hexmi took its own form. Attention to x-heights, ink traps, and angles was crucial to making the typeface look uniform and related.
Across each design, the process almost always started with ideation around the typography. In line with the goals of the course, typography ruled the designs; either complemented by color or lack thereof, as a challenge. The custom typeface was different; inspiration was initially pulled from Futura, but as the idea developed, hexmi took its own form. Attention to x-heights, ink traps, and angles was crucial to making the typeface look uniform and related.
year
2026
timeframe
1 semester
tools
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects
category
Fordham University Course
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