Class Info

  • Date: Tuesday, September 6
  • Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Rm P122

To-Do Before Class

  • Familiarize yourself with Open Lab
  • Know how to access fonts from external Sources such as Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts

Topic

Introduction to Project 1: Type Book
Multiple page document that will contain basic information about type.

Type Book: Basic Type Vocabulary (page 2)

Please review this Quick Reference PDF with basic typography terminologyDownload

Objectives

  • Learn how to create an Indesign document. Setting up pages, margins, columns, gutters, guides.
  • Develop further comprehension of design and type vocabulary
  • Learn basic type terminology:  
    Baseline/capline/meanline/xheight/lowercase/uppercase/ serif/ascender and ascender line/ descender and descender line/counter/serif or sans serif

Activities

Project 1: EXAMPLES

Page Set UP
Start during class:

  1. General Book Specs: 15 pages
    • 8.5″ x 11″  (66 picas x Height: 51 picas)
    • landscape
    • 5 columns with 1 pica gutter
    • Margins:
      • top 3p (.5”)
      • bottom 3p9 (0.625 in”)
      • left 7p6 (1.25”)
      • right 3p (.5”)
    • DO NOT select FACING PAGES
    • DO NOT select PRIMARY TEXT FRAME
  2. Setting up GUIDES
This is the PAGES panel. Actual Pages are below. MASTER PAGE A is at the top. Elements placed on the MASTER PAGES repeat on all pages.
Make sure MASTER PAGE A is Selected
Make sure Rulers are ON (View> Rulers). Move the origin of the rulers (where the rules meet), and drag to top left corner of your margins
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From TOP ruler drag a horizontal guide. Place it 21p7 picas (3.6 inches)
below top margin
  • Then we will start to add content to our books
    • Go to Page 2 of the document that was created.
      On the last column type in the words Type Vocabulary. For now–choose typeface and size.
    • Starting on the first column and all the way to the end of the 4th column
      (1st to 4th column), create a text box with the word Typography.
    • The baseline of this word aligns with the horizontal guide that we created earlier.
    • Select a serif typeface for this world, increase the point size so that the word typography spans form 1 to 4th column.
  • Then identify the following terms:
    Baseline/capline/meanline/xheight/lowercase/uppercase/ serif/ascender and ascender line/ descender and descender line/counter/serif or sans serif

Please refer to this PDF handout for size, margins, and column information

Refer to this PDF with assignment details

We will do this activity today depending on time.
Type Scavenger Hunt: Set up NEW POST that will be used for semester
Set Up Type Scavenger Hunt Post

To-Do After Class

This is my example. Please choose your own Serif Typeface and Pt. size
  • Select a favorite performer, actor, writer, athlete. Then write a short paragraph bio (no more than five 5 sentences). Bring text to class already in digital form (not handwritten).
  • Graphic Assignment 1: Complete Vocabulary (guides, lines and anatomy) page that was started during class:
    • Save file: lastname_firstname_vocabulary.pdf
    • Assignments not following naming convention will be marked as not done.
    • Place PDF file only in Google Drive

NOTE:
Graphic Assignments are always due the day before next class by 11:30 pm, and must be placed in class drive unless indicated otherwise.
Participation Activities are due as indicated (during class or before next class)

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