The first assignment was to take the structure from one typeface and combine it with the mass and ornaments from a second typeface. The combination would yield something new and many times pose new problems. We were provided with a list of diverse typefaces and had to come up with our own pairings. For my initial sketches I chose to do mashups of:
Egyptian Expanded & News Gothic Extra Condensed
Cheltenham Ludlow & Clarendon Haas
Venus Bold Condensed & Bookman ATF
Below are my attempts at drawing letters by hand, then digitally in Robofont. Venus Bold Condensed & Bookman ATF combination was the combination I chose to refine and digitize. At the time of completion, I’d say mostly everyone in my class including myself, were pleased with their result, but looking back on this project at the end of the year truly showed how much knowledge and attention to detail was gained. We were all embarrassed to show this project in our final presentations (don’t remind me that I’m sharing this with the internet).