Alphabet Soup//Typeface//Research

Design: Dustin Chessin, Sourcehttp://www.typographyserved.com/gallery/hiphopography/1154881

The structures of these typefaces stay within the cap height but operate against the "set rules" of type structure by overlapping heavily into other letters white space. This gives a dynamic look and a feeling of rapid movement which in turn represents the speed of street and dance culture well.

Design: Peter Tarka, Source: http://www.behance.net/PeterColor/frame

Tarka uses colour as a main influence when designing these images with type. It would be hard to deconstruct each letter into a workable font however the intricat nature brought into otherwise chunky letter forms is something I need to look into further and try and work with.

In the first image serif is used but most interestingly the whole letter form is completed by very small counters and apatures. In the last image of the LP style font, the circular shape is proven to carry street value whilst in my opinion be both fresh and smooth. 

Images/Design: Eme de M, Source: http://www.typographyserved.com/gallery/Some-photos/1800350

Hand rendered street art is an influence in the font I am creating, I had an initial idea of producing a typeface that is heavily reliant on decenders, the pieces by Eme De M are prime examples of what I wish to achieve.

Design: K.O. KID, Source: http://www.typographyserved.com/gallery/KO-Kid-Tees/692910

After looking into styles similar to this by KO Kid I wish to stay away from having a chunky font with serif detailing. The curvature in the "D" is something I would like to involve in sketches to see how it has an effect on the overall look on a thick and chunky font.

Design: Fatso Grafix, Source: http://www.typographyserved.com/gallery/logos-illustration/298470

This Beatville image has a text similar to what I created in the Expand type brief but I feel it is much more effective due to the thinner weighting. Once the colour is taken away the shine and bubble effect would not be as obvious and therefore including that in any hand rendered ont may prove tricky to achieve. Fatso's "Nuff Said" image is beautifully designed with styling on the decender, this borders on the styling found in some MBL, NHL, NBA logotypes which could prove useful.

Designer, Fausto Baena Garces, Source: http://www.typographyserved.com/gallery/Charles-Bukowski/777008

Taking an existing font such as times New Roman and turning it into a street style font has in my opinion been effective here, adding curve to aspects of a heavily straight edge font will be hard to balance but could add a classier finish.

 Design: Svetoslav Smov, Source, Behance

The Avatar font has an incredible finish with use of solid space and slight detailing to get definition of character. I will explore the use of two or three shapes that will be used together to create a font. Each shape such as the oval and circle will join at and expand from key points. The "BLOU" font has taken a circle shape and created letter forms by introducing negative space.

The idea of creating a font that moves, and rotates, interacts with the viewer is not somethingI have thought of prior to finding this image, the relativity to my partners typeface is an issue as he is a quiet and reserved person.

 Design: Unknown, Source: http://ducks.nhl.com/?navid=nav-teamnav-ana

The above three images display bock type with elements of graphics within the body, these confirm the fact that I will use caps in the final resolution as they give off a subtle air of confidence and a stand strong street attitude.