Tuesday, March 08, 2011

Typography: ampersand

The ampersand is one of the most beautiful characters or glyphs, flowing and curvy; simple in function but great in beauty. Design a series of 3 new ampersands. Size: each individual letter should be designed to fit a working area no smaller than 5" x 7". You may gang these up on one board or use 3 boards - illustration or bristol board, or watercolor paper. You may render this in black and white or color, but remember the focus of the project is the ampersand, not the colors involved. Avoid "special effects" like glows, drop shadows and textures on the character; concentrate on the design of the ampersand. 


Ampersand design #1
Marker and pen on bristol board
Ampersand design #2
Marker and pen on bristol board
Ampersand design #3
Marker and pen on bristol board
Ampersand design #4
Marker and pen on bristol board

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