Bodoni Typography Project
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Design 3503 is a course at The Ohio State University focused on typography. Each student was assigned a typeface randomly; I received Bodoni for the semester.
Bodoni was designed by Giambattista Bodoni in 1790. Today, it is classified as a modern didone serif. It is best known for its thin, unbracketed serifs and for its thick-to-thin stroke contrast.
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Letter Abstraction Projects
A series of projects were assigned to teach each student more about the individual letters of their typeface. By abstracting different letters for each assignment, I discovered what makes each letter distinct. I learned to use the anatomy of letter structure to my advantage.
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Sentence Project
For this project we were given specific content. Each week we were assigned different parameters for the content. The first parameter allowed only 12 pt type, the next parameter allowed the lines of text to become orthogonal, and by the last parameter, bold lines, multiple sizes and versions, grayscale, transparency and even rules were allowed. This project taught me how one can be endlessly creative even within a set of strict guidelines.
Timeline Project
This project highlights Bodoni and its type classification. Designing the timeline taught me how to use contrast to create emphasis. It also taught me how to organize paragraphs alongside other elements on a spread to communicate most effectively.
