The end of the semester is fast approaching so you need to make certain you are aware of the followings.
Monday, May 12th – INTERACTIVE ZINE PROJECT DUE
Thursday, May 15th – Last day to withdraw with “WF” grade
Friday, May 16th – ALL PROJECTS ARE DUE (This includes any revisions that  you want considered for reevaluation for grades)
Monday, May 19th – FINAL EXAM AND LAST DAY OF CLASS
May 27th – FINAL GRADES POSTED
For the last few sessions we have been learning InDesign—creating new documents, creating guides and rule , adding text, kerning and tracking. As we have had the chance to experience digital typography, and we have had the opportunity to deal with variations in typefaces, such as different weights, styles and widths.
One of the new tasks was creating type on a path. Here is a video that will help you if you didn’t quite catch on during our class session. Even though this demo uses InDesign CS5, the technique is still the same.
Topics CoveredMost typefaces have different variations or styles. These are modified versions of the original or regular typeface. Some common variations are italic, bold and bold italic. Some typefaces also come in condensed or extended (expanded), but may also have other varieties like small caps, outlined, shaded or even more decorative with swashes. A few articles to review on the topic are Variations on a Theme and Styles, Weights, Widths—It’s All in the (Type) Family.
Type Book— This type book exercise is based on variations. Create a 6-page document. Each page must show a sampling of 3 character, comparing variations to type within each category discussed in class. The document for this assignment may be downloaded –>ADV1167-Variations
One of main projects of the semester will be to create a type book that each student will be able to use as reference as they continue their graphic design studies. The book is created using InDesign and consists of a variety of exercises.
The lecture for the day included a demonstration on creating and using multiple InDesign documents.
If you need a little help with InDesign, here are couple of  video tutorials which may be helpful.
InDesign 5 – How to Work with Pages
Working with Master Pages – InDesign 6
In class we begin a 5-page document which should be completed and turned in on Monday, Feb 24. The instructions are as follows:
Samples for Reference
 Topics CoveredThe 5 Classifications of Type – with so many typefaces, it is important to be able to distinguish and categorize the different varieties. Knowing the various characteristics of the different classifications will help to make identifying type a bit easier.
The reading assignment, The History of Type contains all the information about the different classifications.
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