Class Info

• Class Date: Tues. Sept 1

• Class Time: 8:30AM-10:00AM

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

Topic

The written language and origin of  letterforms

Objectives

• Learn about visual communication and the origin of written communication and the alphabet.
  • WRITING 
    • Cave Paintings 
    • Pictographs 
    • Ideographs
    • Cuneiform Writing
    • Hieroglyphs 
    • Calligraphy
    • Chinese Calligraphy
    • Invention of Paper
    • Invention of Wooden characters in printing
    • others
  •  Origin of the Latin ALPHABET and others
    • Phoenicians 
    • Greek
    • Roman or Latin

• Review this PDF with History of Writing and Alphabet
• Please read Prof. Clarke’s posting: History of the Letterform

Activities

• Type Challenge – Typeface Selection Studies
• Type Talk Discussion – Blue Tooth logo

• Quick Reference: Classification of Type

To-Do for Next Class
Deadlines are for work to be upload by 11:30PM day before class

Finish Type Challenge – Typeface Selection Studies

Create jpg “lastname Firstname Typeface Selection Studies”

• Type Talk Activity Poetry logotype – Pentagram

To-Do by Class 4

• Print out and trace/draw letters with pen or pencil

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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