Contents
Lecture
Typography as a symbol; and image, rather than a literal rendition.
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/1200-ol44-sp2021/files/2020/08/pg.-3-Armenian-Alphabet.jpg)
Specifically: How various cultures use the typographic image.
Technical
- How to build a ligature or the 27th letter using illustration software and the vector drawing tool.
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/1200-ol44-sp2021/files/2020/08/Building_Ligature_in_computer-1024x729.jpg)
Preparation
- Collect examples of type as used in logos and branding.
- Begin to draw, based on the type specimens printed, 100 renditions of ligatures OR 100 possible renditions of the 27th letter of the alphabet.
Session 1
- Continue thumb nail sketches of letterform
Session 1 Homework
- Finish all 100 sketches
Session 2
- Critique so sketches can be further developed in the computer.
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/1200-ol44-sp2021/files/2020/08/12.Unknown-2.png)
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/1200-ol44-sp2021/files/2020/08/Negative_Space_Grid.jpg)
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/1200-ol44-sp2021/files/2020/08/13.Unknown-3.png)
Session 2 Homework
- Using the supplied files of the fonts given, construct three ligatures or redraw three renditions your 27th letter of the alphabet in the computer.
- Make six treatments each of three, put them in the template, print them and upload the digital version for critique.
- The file below is the same as above, just at a higher resolution.
Resources
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/1200-ol44-sp2021/files/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-11-at-5.31.20-PM-850x1024.png)
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/1200-ol44-sp2021/files/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-11-at-5.30.01-PM-1024x702.png)
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/1200-ol44-sp2021/files/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-11-at-5.30.08-PM-1024x573.png)
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/1200-ol44-sp2021/files/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-11-at-5.30.20-PM-513x1024.png)
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