from font to icons

I began this process by looking at the different typefaces from the list given to us. The Peignot typeface stuck out the most to me. I really like the simple elegance it provided and well as the curves and angles of the letters. After doing a little research and finding that it was developed in the 1930s by AM Cassandre, I started looking up objects from the 1930s. I decided on everyday objects that could be found in a home during the 1930s. I ended up with a telephone, radio, television, and refrigerator. I really like the shape of these objects and how well they fit the shapes of some of the letters.

Once I decided on which objects I would draw inspiration from, I started slicing and dicing my peignot alphabet. I did struggle at first, when I started creating the radio, but once I got through that, the rest were a little easier. I used straight edges from letters for the sides of my objects, rounded edges where I needed rounded edges, and then used everything in between that I would need to finish off the icons. I decided to use 'broken lines' in my icons to give them similar characteristics. My favorite icon is the refrigerator. It was the most fun and the most challenging to make. I probably used the most letters on the refrigerator to get the right curves and look for it.

All in all I really enjoyed this project, even though it was frustrating at first since we could not change the scale of the letters once we found a size we liked. It was also hard at times to keep the objects to scale. But I'm really happy with the results.