Current mood: feelings and fonts

Cover Photo by Harli Marten on Unsplash

project goal

Pick a mood or feeling (ie. happy, scared, excited, sad, adventurous, etc.)
Using what you've learned in previous lessons (direct selection, pen tool, pen curvature, shape builder, pathfinder, typography) create your own font based on the feeling you choose
There is a quick tutorial on the warp tools for this project!
You must manipulate/edit/distort the font. You cannot use a pre-made font without any alterations.

Time Line 1 Warps: 1/2 class
Time Line 2 Feeling & Fonts 1 class

Part 1: Watch the warp tools video
- complete 8 sections of the template
- make an image (jpeg) of the completed template and add to your portfolio
Part 2: Choose a feeling or mood
- What images come to mind when thinking about the feeling/mood?
Open a new project in Adobe Illustrator
Type the name of your feeling/mood at least 5 times onto your artboard. Experiment with each one (like a digital sketchbook). You only have to hand in one design, but you can hand in more versions if you'd like.
Using different tools in Illustrator, modify and manipulate your font to look like your feeling (hint: turn your text into an outline!)
- white arrow tool, warp tools, add anchor tool, etc.
Experiment with different effects, colours, fonts and tools--make mistakes and have fun with it!
When you are finished, upload to your digital portfolio under AI Projects. Don't forget to answer the What I've Learned questions.