CDHGraphicDesign

Studying Graphic Design at Noroff. This is a place for my art. Where I publish my reflective journal, work and show my learning curve. Stay tuned.

3.2 Typography 2

The last week I used a lot of time learning about typography, and how to manipulate text in Illustrator.

The lecture videos looked easy and simple to follow, but I got a really hard time with the 3D effect lecture. I used two days to just figure it out, and that’s kind of embarrasing.

However, i’m proud of my self for not giving up. I must have watched that video 50 times and ripped out hairs from my head. But, I made it!

I can’t tell you that this was fun for me, because it wasn’t. This was challenging and frustrating, and when you look at my finished products you probably think

«uhm, this looks easy».

Well, everyone has their own places where we excell and places in the studies we struggle with.

This was my first project, to arrange letters and using builder tool to delete paths – to make these gestalt principle «continuation» look. This I used some time with, but not as hard as the 3D effect.
Here you have my enemy and rival, the 3D text effect. I made this from scratch and as I said – this took me two days! The words have 3D effect, shadow under and shadow / reflection in the front.
The last project with text in Illustrator, texture to text. This one went easy and I figured it out fast, I have been working on texture in PS and this is kind of the same principle.

I’m so happy to have finally made these, and the one i’m most happy with is also the one I worked hard on and had a lot of greif with. So hard work pays of!

Best regards, CDH

CDHGraphicDesign

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