So, we’ve made it through the first week. Hopefully everyone is feeling a bit more relaxed and you’ve made some new friends.

Here is a recap of the topics that we covered the first week of class. Hopefully this will be helpful if you need to review.

• On Monday, Aug 28 we reviewed the syllabus, and if you need another copy, it can be downloaded here.
• At this point, of course, everyone should have access to their City Tech email. This is be the way that I communicate with you. Please check it at least once a day so you don’t miss any important information.
• We viewed a video on Typography:

• There was a brief lecture, Typography & the History of Letterform. If you missed some of the points in your notes, you can download a copy of the slides here.
• We created Biographical Name Tags — Each student should paired up with a classmate and make a name tag for each other, trying to best portray each other using expressive lettering. Afterwards, students introduced each other to the class and described what you were trying to convey with the lettering they drew for their partner.

Homework — Due Wed, Aug 30

Type Journal — Take 20-30 pictures of type in your neighborhood, write a 1 page paper on what that typography tells you about your neighborhood, print it and add to type journal. Use 1” margins all around and double-space.

On Wed, Aug 30 we viewed a few videos to that covered  the difference between legibility vs readability, and how to make reading easier.

• Understanding Font Legibility

• How to Make Reading Easier

• Introduction to Adobe InDesign. This introduction covered creating a new document, rulers and measurement, text boxes, adding fonts using Font Book, changing typefaces, fonts, point size, etc. If you need some help getting started with InDesign, view this video:

Homework — Due Wed, Sep 6

• Bring you tracing pad and pens to class.