Typeface Analysis — Book Design
About this Project
For this university assignment, I was assigned the task of analyzing the typeface family Chaparral Pro and writing an essay on my observations. This essay was later to be expanded into a whole book design, where I was also required to display the entire alphabet of Chaparral Pro in both upper and lowercase. The imagery in this book was to be made only with the characters of Chaparral Pro. With these limitations in mind, I aimed to create a final product that would be elegant as well as visually interesting.
Programs Used
InDesign
Design Development - Thumbnails
Due to the requirements of this project, I had to keep my limitations in mind. To get started, I created quick thumbnails to help me generate ideas for how I could compelling imagery while only utilizing letters and symbols. I also wanted to determine how I would be able to avoid making the book monotonous and uninteresting while maintaining a very structured design. These thumbnails ended up being the basis for my final design.
Design Development - Layout
Using my thumbnails as a reference, I recreated their appearance in InDesign. These layouts lacked many visuals and fixes, so they changed in both minor and major ways before the final product was complete.
