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Class 1
Thursday, August 25
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: First Day handout and general class info
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 2
Tuesday, August 30
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: The written language and origin of letterforms
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 3
Thursday, September 1
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Intro to Classification of Type: Serif/Sans Serif/Script/Display
How to Access Typefaces (web and print) Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts, etc - Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 4
Tuesday, September 6
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: Intro to Project 1: Type Book
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 5
Thursday, September 8
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Basic Type Related Vocabulary 1: Baseline/capline/ x-height/lowercase/uppercase/ ascender/descender, etc.
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 6
Tuesday, September 13
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: More on Classification of Type: Serif/Sans Serif/Script/Display
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 7
Thursday, September 15
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Variations: width, weight, posture, contrast, serif
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 8
Tuesday, September 20
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: Alignment–FL, FR, Center, Justify
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 9
Thursday, September 22
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Space: Line Length (or leading), Word Space (kerning & tracking)
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 10
Thursday, October 6
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Type on a PATH / How to do a cover
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 11
Tuesday, October 11
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: How to Complete Book (Package files/Binding)
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 12
Thursday, October 13
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: PRESENTATIONS PROJECT 1
Start conversation about Expressive Type - Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 13
Tuesday, October 18
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: Intro to Project 2
- Expressive Type (with Typefaces)
- Research and sketching
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 14
Thursday, October20
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Expressive Type (with Typefaces)
- Moving into the computer
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 15
Tuesday, October 25
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: Lettering and Word Experimentation
- Research and sketching
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 16
Thursday, October 27
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Lettering and Word Experimentation
- Next Steps: Individual Approach–What is the best way to create your lettering
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 17
Tuesday, November 1
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: Lettering and Word Experimentation
- Prepare for presentation
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
- Due Dates: Add due dates, as relevant
Class 18
Thursday, November 3
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Presentations Project 2
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 19
Tuesday, November 8
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: TBD
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Class 20
Thursday, November 10
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Color and Texture in Typography /Legibility
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 21
Tuesday, November 15
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: The Typographical Grid
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 22
Thursday, November 17
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Visual Hierarchy
Intro Project 3: Posters and Social Media Posts - Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 23
Tuesday, November 22
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: Continue Project 3: Poster 1 and 2
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 24
Tuesday, November 29
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: Continue Project 3: Poster 3 – Text Wrap
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Class 25
Thursday, Dec 1
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Continue Project 3: Color – Social Media
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Class 26
Tuesday, Dec 6
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: Continue Project 3: Type in Motion – Social Media
- Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 27
Thursday, Dec 8
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Continue Project 3: DUE next class
How to Prepare for presentations and final submissions - Activities: Add assignments, activities
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Class 28
Tuesday, Dec 13
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: Project 3: Presentations and Submissions
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Class 29
Thursday, Dec 15
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P123
- Topic: Wrap up class activities
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Class 30
Tuesday, Dec 20
- Meeting Info: 6pm – 8:30pm, Room P122
- Topic: Last class
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