Initial Assignment

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This initial assignment we did in class was interesting because we were instructed to create a new set of typeface for our personal initials and act as though we were graphic designers creating a style of type for the first time. After participating in the assignment, I found that it must have been incredibly difficult and thus admirable for a graphic designer to have created a never before seen or used typeface (back in the decades when typeface design was just beginning). It was difficult enough to come up with 13 designs for two of the same letters, so I can't imagine how it was for designers back then to create an entire set of alphabetic letters in new and visually appealing typefaces. I did have fun designing my letters, though, and thought the assignment itself was helpful in our understanding of the history of typeface.