Letterforms
January 7, 2009
Im my opinion, each letterform has a characteristic or connotation. My favorite letterform in the english language is lowercase “g”. I feel that it has many human characteristics (at least that’s the way i see it) and has great potential graphically. It is one of the complex letters but still looks nice and clean, has a lot of balance…
Three other letters that i like are “f” , “j” and “k”. i like the “f” because of its long classy look. it looks very similar to a young woman’s body, or rather a model’s body, is very feminine and also has balance.
The “j” looks also good because of it’s simplicity. It is an “i” with a twist that gives it life.
Finally comes the “k”. For me, the “k” is one of the nicest letterforms because it has the “l” integrated in it which gives it a nice long structure. and this structure is broken by the two arms that give the “k” amazing balance, and makes it look unique as a letterform.
