Letter/Digit Configurations

Instructor:

Rob Carter

Designers:

Penny Knudsen

Colene Kirwin

Linda Evens

Penny Knudsen

Virginia Commonwealth University

Visual configurations were invented by combining a letter from the English alphabet with a single-digit number. Scale, proportion, weight, and shape relationships between two different signs were explored.

Objectives of this exercise include introducing letterform drawing and drafting skills, using typographic joinery to unify the two distinct forms into a visual gestalt, and understanding the variety of spatial relationships that can exist among characters.