Working on Ideas for I and Zero

 Working on Ideas for I and Zero.

Its #Inktober soon and I have been sketching some ideas for inktober logos and also for ways to make ZERO more than just a modified O

I started with pencil roughs and then I went over the outlines with an .4 Artline feltip 

Next I will either tidy them up with Gimp or Procreate or Inkscape.

I might trace over them or look for a font with a shape similar to my sketches and use filters to modify the form until its like my sketch but better. Another issue is whether to make them solid black or stay with outlines or use heavier outlines. I'll show you some more sketches over the next month.

J for January

J for January .

Here's what J looks like in various fonts.

Hope it gives you some inspiration for #calligraphy and #typography!

S SAMPLER

Some of the many shapes of the letter S in various fonts!

Brush versus Pen

Brush Versus Pen

have you ever considered how much difference the shape of a tool makes to a letter and how a change of tool changes letter shapes?

This first image is modern typography. You could do this by hand but the use of layers and computers means you do not have to worry about white designer color or gouache or poster paint  not drying to a consistent smoothness for photographic reproduction and transfer to metal plates.

Next a design for a book plate a kind of small sticker to be placed in a book.

This one is early 20th century!

Finally while it was created digitally this logo from a sadly now defunct Geocities page is based on Gothic a script originally hand written in which the letter forms are made up of combined strokes on ink. 

Using modern technology makes us tend to focus on type as image.

Now please follow on to the next blog post in this sequence!?