Creative Challenge 39

Good afternoon, design friends,

As you may know, we are tasked with completing a creative challenge each week in class to keep our creative juices flowing. As I approach my graduation date, I want to revisit and apply the skills I have learned, as well as explore some new ones, to remain proficient in the programs we've studied. I am determined to excel with these tools, and I believe practice makes perfect. I have the drive and the resources to create wonderful things, and now I want to put that into action.

With that in mind, I decided to revisit Adobe Illustrator today. I was watching a tutorial that mentioned that entry level designers often create custom typefaces using the Pen Tool, which is exactly how I did it previously. However, I learned that professionals tend to use the Pencil Tool. Since I hadn't tried it yet, I felt inspired to create a typeface by outlining letters in Illustrator and then using the Pencil Tool to modify each letter and arrange them as I liked.

This exercise was purely for practice, allowing me to become familiar with the Pencil Tool. Keep in mind that this was my first attempt, and I was pleasantly surprised. This method was so much better than using the Pen Tool! I’m really glad I tried it, and I encourage you to do the same if you haven't already. Here's what I created.

Trippy :)