VS Letter

/ 2017 Spring Semester
From The Letter / Instructed by Matthew AU, Anna Neimark

/ Le Romain du Roi Typeface, engraved by Louis Simmonneau and by Rochefort, in 1695 & 1718, respectively.
This course forms the continuation of Strategies of Representation. It expands on the use of representational tools to emphasize formal legibility through systems of regulation, annotation and scripting. The assignments focus on building precision and intentionality toward architectural drawing and developing a critical sensibility to the inherent bias in each medium of representation.
We analyze a letterform, through exercises in constructing, regulating, transforming, projecting, and rendering. The characters of Le Romain du Roi, developed in late 17th and early 18th century France by the decree of Louis XIV will offer the starting point for drawing and modeling exercises.










/ Letter Form Elevation Drawing and Rendering





