In “Trace your name” assignment, I chose Bodoni. It is hard to explain why I like and choose Bodoni because I loved this typeface when I looked at it in the first time. I like the curve, shape, and style of Bodoni. For lower case letter i and j, I really like the dot of them because the dot looks like an eye of a baby. The tail of upper case letter Q is unique in Bodoni too. Comparing to other typefaces, the J in Bodoni has a the slightest hook. Even though Bodoni is not as popular as Helvetica, I like Bodoni’s different and special style.

From this project, I learned that hand-drawing was much difficult than tracing. For tracing, I just need to trace the outlines of the words and then fill them in with paint. But for free drawing, I need to pay more attention to the size and the shape of the words, and the space between two words is very important. It should not be too closed or to far away. Through this assignment, my patience was enhanced a lot because I made a lot mistakes.