Hand lettering timelapse

 Here is a current exploration of mine to explore hand lettering more fluidly. I decided to construct the shapes from the original sketch form of the letter a which is the first letter from the Latin alphabet. From establishing the overall shape and form, I was able to further construct the letter. I decided to implement this into creating the Hebrew letter Alef, ironically this is also the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet known in Hebrew as the Alef-bet. 

Timelapse showing practice-based research by Jordan Jones.

Both designs connote geometric forms that represent a contemporary feel to both letters. I wanted both letterforms to create a sense of partnership between the two that shows how they can be formulated using the same width and component pieces to form each letter. 

I feel this could be something to explore further within the interrelations between both the Latin and Hebrew letterforms. I feel that the design styles of the two clearly represent how glyphs work and how they become part of the systematic response when designing a typeface. 

Questions that I am currently asking myself now:

Am I being drawn to now explore glyphs?

What makes glyphs so important in the development of typography and communication? 

Are they designed with a systematic approach?