Bitmap monogram
In the Bitmap Monogram project, the goal was to create a monogram with only right angles. The typeface created should have a system that can be applied to the entire alphabet, even though we only designed three letters. I played with both upper and lowercase monograms and landed on doing uppercase. I went with creating a design with extremely thick and thin moments. The thick moments are the stem and spines, while the thin the other parts. I added the line down the stem and spine to break up the black of the letters. I chose to add serifs to give a counterbalance weight against the thick stems and spine.
Updated
My original “S” followed the rule I created for stems even though it has a spine. I worked on it to fit a spine while also stay within the system. I altered the “S” by thinning the top part of the spine slightly, thickening the bottom, and adding the white stripe through it.
Progress Work
Original