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Classes 9 & 10 – Tracking, Kerning and Type on a Path

March 7, 2018 / Prof. Mary Brown / 0 Comments

Tracking and Type Alignment

We took a look at how to digitally control tracking and the different type alignment options. We were able to see what happens when tracking is too tight or too loose. We also took a closer look at what happens when we use justified text alignment. I discovered that one of the advantages of using justified text is that it can save space when a lot of text is used. We also saw a disadvantage that is awkward or bad word spacing that creates too much white space in paragraphs. Sometimes we see streams of this white space, which we call rivers (rivers of white space).

This is an example of what can happen when text is justified. The paragraph can end up with rivers–indicated by the red lines.

Class 6 and 7 — Multiple Pages in InDesign and a Review of the 5 Families of Type

February 24, 2018 / Prof. Mary Brown / 0 Comments

We have discussed the five families of type since the early days of the semester. Sometimes these are referred to as type categories. Make sure you learn to identify the differences.

Here is quick review:

Old Style: Garamond
(15th-17th century)

designed in France in 1615 by Jean Jannon (Claude Garamond was
given credit originally)
designed in a time when inks and paper were coarse and type
technology was still rather rough
relatively thick strokes and heavily bracketed or curved serifs
emulated classical calligraphy

movable metal type — By Willi Heidelbach, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=154912

Classes 3 and 4 —History of Typography and Controlling Space

February 10, 2018 / Prof. Mary Brown / 0 Comments

During our second week, we not only covered The History of Typography and the Five Families of Type, but we also were introduced to Typographical Anatomy.

If you missed the lecture on the History of Typography and the Five Families of Typography, you can download the slides here.
We learned the parts of type of similar to our body parts. Download the Type Anatomy sheet and keep it handy to help you identify the different parts of letters.
We watched several videos in class:

Classes 1 and 2 — Introduction to Typography & InDesign

February 3, 2018 / Prof. Mary Brown / 0 Comments

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, Jan 29th we reviewed the syllabus, and if you need another copy, it can be downloaded COMD1167SyllabusSp18
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We viewed a few videos on the history of typography:

February 3, 2018 / Prof. Mary Brown / 0 Comments

Typography is the beginning point for good graphic design. There will be things and terminology that will be repeated over, and over during the course of this semester. Trust me, they’re important for you to know them. Eventually they will be second nature to you.