Experimental Typography

I created furry font in Photoshop using work by  Handmade Font as inspiration they design unique fonts for advertisement campaigns, packaging, magazine covers etc. The objects usually used to make the text relates to the saying/expression or what the text is being used as, for example an advertising text they create for a warning sign or campaign they would included things such as injuries which is a consequence to ignoring safety... 

I followed a tutorial on how to make my brush look like grass. First I selected a letter in simple font Arial Black, to use as a template. After I selected the Brush Tool and the Dune Grass brush and adjusted the thickness settings and size to 40. I then adjusted the background colour setting to E9EBCE and the foreground colour setting to 4E5500. When the grass brush the right effect I started to fill in my letter.
I also experimented with other brush textures such as the Scattered Maple Leaves and Scattered Leaves.

I also used the pin & thread font technique by hand inspired by the work of Debbie Smyth. 

I personally preferred the pin & thread technique because I was able to experiment with the movement of the string and make it 3D, the complex side of the pin & thread technic was more intriguing then the handmade font on Photoshop. Pin & thread technique also is more relative to Handmade Font because its done by hand instead of using Photoshop or Illustrator for example, in my opinion.

These are photos of my interpretation of Smyths technique using string.

To improve the Photoshop Handmade Font I would add more colors or textures to make the font more vibrant and bold,also maybe next time try different effects instead of the grass effect. To improve the pin & thread font I would  experiment with the placement of the pins on the foam so that the thread can be folded in differently making a different font/shape outcome.