Typography Ruler for Typography II.
January 24, 2024
A typography ruler is used to measure type on printed materials. It commonly measures points, picas, and inches, though additional units of measurement can be included. By measuring printed works a designer can access the type size and the spacing as well as understand the design system that was used.
Bringing design to something that has such a practical use and has a long defined standard is interesting to me. I enjoy editing and getting to the purity of an idea or concept.
For this reason, I wanted to used a different letter than the standard E. I attempted to use the words Type Ruler, but that honestly was just confusing. I tried small words in place of the single letter, but it was too much for such a small space. I enjoy the font Josfin Sans, but rarely find applications to use it, in part due to the Ws. I chose the 'S' because it was slightly stylized and was guaranteed to direct the eye to take in the design of the ruler.
Bringing design to something that has such a practical use and has a long defined standard is interesting to me. I enjoy editing and getting to the purity of an idea or concept.
For this reason, I wanted to used a different letter than the standard E. I attempted to use the words Type Ruler, but that honestly was just confusing. I tried small words in place of the single letter, but it was too much for such a small space. I enjoy the font Josfin Sans, but rarely find applications to use it, in part due to the Ws. I chose the 'S' because it was slightly stylized and was guaranteed to direct the eye to take in the design of the ruler.
Since I had eliminated the E, I decided to add straight lines on the top and bottom of the S to help guid the user when determining the type size.
The 'Type Ruler' at the top of the ruler was easy to balance, but it needed something to make it special. I thought the stem of the lowercase r could function like a ruler. I added a lot of small notches, only to find out they were barely visible during our critique.
I also found out that the card stock I planned on using did not work well with my printer.
The 'Type Ruler' at the top of the ruler was easy to balance, but it needed something to make it special. I thought the stem of the lowercase r could function like a ruler. I added a lot of small notches, only to find out they were barely visible during our critique.
I also found out that the card stock I planned on using did not work well with my printer.
Fortunately, I was able to make some adjustments and have a successful print.