BY BRIDGET FAHEY

SHADOWSSHADOWS

INTHE

RAW MATERIALS

THE PROCESS

On the right, the step-by-step formation of the letter-forms is depicted from raw form to somewhat refined

to final product. My first tracing of the letterforms

were jagged and followed the shapes created by the

human body exactly. As I moved on to the center and eventually the final

forms, I smoothed out the rough edges and left out

the heads to create more organic letterforms.

On the left, there are close-ups of the three main stages of creating the letterform ‘A’ as I refined its shape.

THE PROCESS

While searching for dif-ferent types and styles of typography anato-my charts, I was most drawn to examples that featured the piece of anatomy in a differ-ent color than the rest of the letterform. The example with the text “Anatomy of Typogra-phy” caught my eye because of its unique approach and funky style and I tried to rec-reate this same vibe in my chart.

MYINSPIRATION

THUMBNAILS AND IDEA DEVELOPMENT

THUMBNAILS AND IDEA DEVELOPMENT

The final product dif-fers from many of my

preliminary works and ideas. As I worked, I

realized that my letter-forms were too bold

and heavy on the page for a bold design to be effective. Instead, I fo-

cused on a delicate design to contrast the

heavy letterforms. The symmetry and geomet-ric nature of the design creates more contrast

between the letterforms and the labels for the

anatomy chart.

FINALPRODUCT

Drake UniversityArt 051 Typography

Spring 2015