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Using Glyphs as Your Brush Stroke

Using Glyphs as Your Brush Stroke
A wall-mounted digital mockup; what the project would look like in real life.
Art comes in many forms. I'm beginning to learn that art can be anything. Our Typography class included a project that assigned each student a fitting project: design two compositions using only the letterforms of Neue Haas Grotesque Bold and Stemple Garamond Roman. I found it interesting that each glyph became a sort of brush stroke to me. What a painter would consider paint was for me just everyday letters. I enjoyed the challenge this project presented. I got to think outside the glyph and create balanced compositions that felt like putting a puzzle together.
The sans-serif composition. I loved the fact that the sans-serif font had rigid edges, making it more satisfying to put together with flush edges.
The serif composition. The noble stature of this Garamond font was fun to play with. Since it stands so tall, I figured it would be best to build a vertical-heavy composition.
Using Glyphs as Your Brush Stroke
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