Class Info

  • Date: Tuesday, August 30
  • Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm Rm P122 or P114

Topic

The written language and origin of  letterforms

Objectives

  • Learn about visual communication and the origin of written communication and the alphabet.
    • WRITING 
      • Cave Paintings 
      • Pictographs 
      • Ideographs
      • Cuneiform Writing
      • Hieroglyphs 
      • Calligraphy
      • Chinese Calligraphy
      • Invention of Paper
      • Invention of Wooden characters in printing
      • others
    •  Origin of the Latin ALPHABET and others
      • Phoenicians 
      • Greek
      • Roman or Latin
  • More detailed info can be found here: The Origin of ABC from ilovetypography.com
  • Summary Slides by Prof. Giuliani

Activities

  • InDesign Demo
    • Looking at the basics of InDesign:
      • FILE ->New ->Document:
      • What are these?
When starting a new document, InDesign is asking YOU some questions
This is the TOOL box
The Workspace (go to Windows ->workspace) can vary depending on your preferences.

To-Do After Class

Make sure that InDesign (Adobe CC) is absolutely ready to go before next class.

Your options:

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Access via CUNY
  • Remote Access to a College’s onsite computers
  • Your own Creative Cloud Account with InDesign

Create a new document InDesign:

11″ x 8.5″ page (this is landscape), .75″ margins all around, (no facing pages)
No need to post, just have it ready to use at the start of next class.

Graphic Assignments are always due 11:30pm, before the next class, and must be placed in class drive unless indicated otherwise. Assignments uploaded during class on the day that they are due are marked as late.

Participation Activities (Scavenger Hunts, Type Talks and Type Challenges) are due either during class or the day before class at 11:30 pm as indicated by instructor.

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