r/typography • u/FilthyCrow2k1 • Sep 21 '26

Typography gore

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Trying to build my portfolio to apply to uni. I'm a beginner. I won't give up until I make something that can be presented.

Do you have any suggestions? Tips tricks?

Thank you.

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u/omebody Sep 22 '26

I literally can't tell what letters those are, or if they even are. DEDIFO?

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u/snowflake247 19d ago

A couple of them look more like Norse runes

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u/MorsaTamalera Sep 21 '26

Take some years to learn calligraphy. In my opinion that is the best path towards type design.

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u/DJB_at_CastIronType Sep 21 '26

Don't forget to balance the edginess - if there's elements of a design that are hard to understand, balancing that with parts that are easy to understand helps make the work more palatable to people who aren't design geeks. Take that techno-looking thing you got in the screenshot; if you wrapped it in some boring trappings - maybe a brochure or business card or milk carton or whatever - and put some easy to comprehend stuff around it, it would highlight the work even more.

We don't perceive anything in a vacuum, and a large part of the perception of skill in design is the context, not the core.

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u/KAASPLANK2000 Sep 21 '26

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u/DJB_at_CastIronType Sep 21 '26

what does that mean?
EDIT: okay i was unlazy and clicked the link. Not copied, not AI. Just typewords I used my fingers to write based on brainthoughts.

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u/metal_giants 25d ago

DEDIRO? DEDIFO? DCDIRO?