Class Info

• Class Date: Thurs Sep. 24

• Class Time: 8:30AM-10:00AM

• Class Meeting Zoom https://zoom.us/j/6459468086
  Meeting ID: 645 946 8086

Topic

• Project 1: Continue Type Book:

Objectives

• Learn about the relationship between type selection, size and spacing:
• Understanding more type terminology and how it differs from print to screen: Leading or line height, tracking and kerning (space between letters)
  • Leading or line length refers to the space between the baselines
  • Tracking refers to the adjustment of space between all the letters of a specific word or heading
  • Kerning refers to the adjustment of space between two specific letters
• Understanding the different scenarios of their uses
• Continue page setup InDesign

Activities

• Type Talk – Fenda Edições Cover Layout Examples

• Type Challenge Activity – multiple grid option InDesign

To-Do After Class

1. Type Book 6a Drops pull quote

Create two pages
Use pages from Classification of Type Styles
For each of the select text from link add a Pull Quote and a Drop Cap. Try two different
sizes and pull quote placements

Can be any typeface you want

Create a post “Lastname firstname Drop Cap” category “Student post Homework”
Save PDF and insert ino your post

Drop Caps (See how to create a drop cap here, and here at Adobe website) Pull Quotes ( See here for some nice examples of Pull Quotes

Text for Type Book 6a

Create Drop Caps
https://redokun.com/blog/drop-cap-indesign#how-to-do-drop-cap-in-indesign-using-styles

Paragraph Styles

https://redokun.com/blog/indesign-paragraph-styles

2. Finish

Type Book 5c-Classification- Alignment

Some Typefaces for Typebook 5c

Text for Type Book 5a, 5b, 5c

Assignments are always due the day before next class by 11:30pm, and must be posted to OpenLab or uploaded as instructed

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