Week 8 Digital Journal Assignment - Typeface Name

Hip to Be a Square

My initial thoughts for the name of my typeface is hip to be a square. My slab serif has some square attributes, but unlike a regular slab serif, it also has rounded elements that stay within the bounds of a square throughout the face. Also, hip to be a square just reminds me of Sesame Street, not that I think my typeface is childish looking, but more-so I feel that it has the personality of the guy who sings the "It's hip to be a square" song. It kind of has a "I'm different but that's the way the cool kids do it" feel to it.

UpperCase

Week 6: UPPERCASE sketches

 

I am rather interested in the slab serif, second from the top, and the one on the top which I want to resemble my handwriting. I feel like if I go through with the first one, I will need to write the letters many many times to get the essence down better. And if I go with the second choice I want to give it something to make it a bit different from every other slab serif out there; possibly a low x-height like the a has.