So I went ahead with my phrase “beautiful chaos” and started from scratch. For the word ‘beautiful’ I tightly twisted two wires with a drill and a clamp, and bent the wire into the letters. I created this word in a san serif typeface, conjoining each letter to create a flowing and elegant appearance. I then found a white coloured thinner wire and wrapped the type up in the wire.
I tried to measure and be as precise as I could in making sure all letters were the same height and all ascenders and descenders were the same height/length. However I found this hard when bending the wire and therefore the height of the ‘t’ is not as long as the ‘f’ and ‘l’. This is something I would ensure was correct if I was to do this project again. I do really like the white wire wrapped around – it doesn’t show very well on the picture and video however I like how the material used connotes the word well, similar to how onomatopoeia works with words and their sounds.
The second letter of the phrase was ‘chaos’ which I created in capital letters in a serif font. For this word I went with the wire structure of my first draft – a more random twisted, more angry looking structure (again to represent the meaning of the word). I used a different wire again for this, a dark purple coloured wire which again I’m afraid doesn’t show very well in the photos. I designed these letters separately and not joined together, but then connected them with a thin wire so they stay together.
The ‘H’ and ‘A’ I didn’t measure compared to the other letters and they ended up much larger than the other letters. In some ways I liked this; it reflects the meaning of the word and the structure and consistency of the letters is chaotic and uneven: but I also dislike how they aren’t neatly all the same height and width and can be used repeatedly as an actual typeface.
I visualise my font design typeface used as wall art: other phrases designed based around their meanings. I wanted to picture my work hanging on a wall however I couldn’t put nails into my wall at home so I photographed them on a white paper background – the image not as good as I envisioned however is all that I could do.
