TYPEFACE DESIGN
2025 2024 2023              
BOSTON UNIVERSITY

MANJING CHEN
QUIETUDE

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The goal of this project is to revive the Goudy typeface, originally deisgned by Frederic W. Goudy in 1915. I chose this typeface because of its elegant curved lines especially the capital Q, which evokes the image of a bright moon rising over the sea. The revival aims to enhance the orginal design, making it suitable for modern use wile preserving its charm. The primary objective is to improve its legibility, particularly for web content at smaller sizes, maintaining its timeless elegance. This revival will ensure the typeface works seamlessly across both print and digital media, optimizing it for screen readability without losing the distinct characteristics that made it so beloved.

Quietude type specimen by Manjing Chen







Goudy Old Style type specimen 



Goudy Old Style type specimen 



Goudy Old Style type specimen 






Quietude type specimen by Manjing Chen






Quietude type specimen by Manjing Chen






Quietude type specimen by Manjing Chen
Quietude type specimen by Manjing Chen
TYPEFACE DESIGN
2025
2024
2023

INSTRUCTOR
Christopher Sleboda

TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Amanda Mundy (2025), Ash Wei (2024)

DESIGN 
Erica Pritchett · Built with Cargo
ABOUT
This site documents student work from an advanced typeface design course taught by Christopher Sleboda and open to students in the MFA Graphic Design and BFA Graphic Design programs at Boston University, as well as students in the School of Visual Arts—including those in the new Visual Narrative MFA. The course provides a rigorous introduction to the conceptual and technical processes involved in creating original digital typefaces. Students explore the foundations of letterform construction—including structure, proportion, counterform, spacing, and rhythm—while developing their own typefaces.

Through research, sketching, and the use of digital tools like RoboFont, students engage with typographic history and contemporary practice to design functional and expressive typefaces. Each student produces a working font and a printed type specimen. This site showcases the results of that work, reflecting diverse design approaches and a deep engagement with the craft of type design.