ALPHABET SOUP// Workshop - Illustrator 2

This is a walk-through of how I constructed the illustrator based typeface. I actually ended up doing this in quite a convoluted way, i could have just applied a preset fill pattern I could have designed onto each letter. However trying this I realised that this method was fairly uniform and the lines in each letter looked like a mirror copy of the last, As I wanted each letter to be unique I decided to design each one from scratch:

Firstly I typed out two letters in lower case, then layered them perfectly on top of one another.

I then added the lines, following the shape of the letter, they all spawn from one of three points and will continue outwards until they hit a wall of the letter.

At this point I hid and locked the lowest layered letter, I did this because I would need it later untouched and in precisely the same position. 

Here I used the Minus Front tool to delete the lines and the paths they left through the shape f the letter.

Then I drew a black box around the letter, this would act as a mask with the aim of reversing the colours underneath.

Selecting the box and shape I used the Exclude tool to cutout the shape underneath. The letter, lines and box all now become part of the same shape.

The next step uses the letter I hid earlier, I unlock and show the letter so it can be used as another mask to delete the black box with.

Here the Intersect tool is used to cut away the black box and the second letter, leaving just the lines and the faint outline or the original letter left. This is the end of the initial process however the letter still needs some editing yet, for example destroying the faint outlines of the letter so that only the random lines remain.

This is a screen I took halfway through the initial process, it shows the 'exploding lines' I used in the design as well as a before and after of the process.

Finally I added Glyphs to the typeface, these are the same as the glyphs I added to Eve's typeface and follow the same design process as the letters. I like the typeface as it is so far, and i thing it can relate the word 'POP'. However I feel that it could really be improved if I added some background decoration or context to the design. I feel once it has been placed in a more attractive environment the whole font will be pulled together.