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Homework for Week Seven
Examples of Type Variation
Center the following within the page (columns 1-5): Use the first letter of your person’s name in lowercase for the exercise
Page 1 of this assignment: STRESS
- Use different fonts for each character on this page
- On the 5th column type the words “Variations // Stress”
- 1st column blank
- 2nd column = a character with little or no stress
- 3rd column = a character with vertical stress
- 4th column = a character with oblique (diagonal) stress
Page 2 of this assignment: CONTRAST
- Use different fonts for each character on this page
- On the 5th column type the words “Variations // Contrast”
- 1st column blank
- 2nd column = a character with no contrast
- 3rd column = a character with low contrast
- 4th column = a character with high contrast
Page 1 of this assignment: SERIF
- Use different fonts for each character on this page
- On the 5th column type the words “Variations // Serif”
- 1st column blank
- 2nd column = a character with an unbracketed serif
- 3rd column = a character with a bracketed serif
- 4th column = a character with a bracketed and oblique serif
Under each letter, lable each with the name of the font and the variation being illustrated.
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Slab Serif for the Quiz
For the quiz, our slab serif will be Chunk Five:
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Classwork for Week Seven
Here is the slide show that we will be going over in class. It covers variation in type.
Here is the template for the Type Book once again in case you need it.
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Homework for Week Six
Quiz on the Five Families of Type next week
Create a 5-page document using the class template (found on the Dropbox as well). Each page should have 1 layout with specific characters of each of five families of type. Each page must display a sample of a font within one of the 5 families of type, and list characteristics.
I am being evaluated next week, so be sure to be here on time. Thank you so much, you are a great class!
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Classwork for Week Six
We will work on the Helvetica lettering in class, as well as peek at the Helvetica documentary that you can watch for extra credit (I’ll add some questions about it to the quiz).
We will also go over last week’s homework as a class, to make sure everyone is getting the most out of the assignment.
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I’m working to start a Printmaking Club
Class, I am so excited to tell you that I am starting a printmaking club. It will be officially up and running next semester but I need to get a core group of 15 or so students to meet with me a few times this semester. If you are interested, please email me.
In my excitement, I designed the initial logo. I don’t get out much.
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Homework for Week Five
- Finish worksheets
- Leading Homework: In any printed material, find an example bad leading. Bring it in for discussion.
- First project for the Final Type Book:
- Create a one page document, using our new class grid. Title for the page: Anatomy and Letterform (In the 5th Column)
- (1st to 4th column) Type the name of your performer/character in Times (C/lc, approx. 120 pts, then adjust). Align the baseline of the word on the horizontal guide. Place a horizontal line indicating the baseline, meanline, and capline. Using at the line tool from your tool menu, set lines and/or arrow to identify the following:Baseline (use line tool/grey)
- Meanline (use line tool/grey)
- Capline (use line tool/grey)
- x-height
- Ascender
- Descender
- Counter
- Eye
- Serif
Saving your files:
- Save your InDesign file as: ADV1227_yourname_anatomy
- Then save again as a PDF:
- Go to File > Export > Adobe PDF (Print)
Drop both files into your folder on the Dropbox.
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Classwork for Week Five
Go over Homework
History: Egyptian
- Lettering worksheets (Slab Serif)
Leading
- What leading is
- Controlling leading digitally
Relief Printing: Movable Type and Texts
- Print out words in horizontal pairs with classmates so you can explore the concept of leading
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