Typography / GRDE 201 Letterform Design Projects
This project required students to select, research and analyze an existing typeface as a point of departure to create their own system of related letterforms. Students selected one of the following letterform groupings to explore their systems:
model letters (n h m r u), bowls (b d g p q),obliques (k v w x y z ), cursives (a c e o s), and verticals (i f j l t).
Each student gave their new letterform system a cool name and created a book documenting their design process.
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Letterform grouping named "Eden" inspired by Eloquence.
Design: Alexis Scott
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Letterform grouping named "PIPELINE" inspired by ChunkFive.
Design: Alex Mallory
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Letterform grouping named "Cardinal" inspired by Futura.
Design: Torrey Dickman
![](https://s3.cad.rit.edu/cadgallery_production/images/uploads/faculty-s-projects/1789/11321.jpeg)
Letterform grouping named "Pull Quote" inspired by Didot.
Design: Kevin Zamperion
![](https://s3.cad.rit.edu/cadgallery_production/images/uploads/faculty-s-projects/1789/11317.jpeg)
Letterform grouping named "Rubic Modern" inspired by Didot.
Design: Neha Jain
![](https://s3.cad.rit.edu/cadgallery_production/images/uploads/faculty-s-projects/1789/11316.jpeg)
Letterform grouping named "Nanone" inspired by Didot.
Design: Neha Jain
![](https://s3.cad.rit.edu/cadgallery_production/images/uploads/faculty-s-projects/1789/11320.jpeg)
Letterform grouping named "Retro 45" inspired by Lubalin Graph.
Design: Arianna Wagner
![](https://s3.cad.rit.edu/cadgallery_production/images/uploads/faculty-s-projects/1789/11314.jpeg)
Letterform grouping named "Eclipse" inspired by Bodoni.
Design: Meeya Tjiang
![](https://s3.cad.rit.edu/cadgallery_production/images/uploads/faculty-s-projects/1789/11315.jpeg)
Letterform grouping named "Simple Swag"inspired by Acumin Pro Extra Bold.
Design: Matt Roeder