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Type Talk 6
Compare and Contrast these three layouts
Which do you feel works the best as a spread and why
Due before class Nov 17
Semester Calendar
Nov 17
Class Show Artwork Due
Project 4 work
Nov 21 TUESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING WE MEET
Project 4 work
Dec 1
Due: Project 4 Publication work
DUE print out of one spread and cover
Project 5 Website Homepage intro
Dec 8
Due: Project 4 Publication FINAL DUE
Due: Website Homepage work
Dec 15 Last Class
Due: Project 5 Publication FINAL Design
Class: Semester wrap up, Q/A Comments, etc
Type Talk 5
Comments Due By Start of Class Friday 11/10
Select one of these book cover designs you think works the best support your choice by
explaining why:Â contrast, scale, negative space, hierarchy, etc.
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Events/Exhibitions
Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer
At The Met Fifth Avenue
November 13, 2017âFebruary 12, 2018
http://2018.typographics.com/
See/Hear: The First All-Type Swissted Poster Exhibition
https://www.tdc.org/event/first-type-swissted-poster-exhibition/
Type Resources
Resources
Organizations
The Type Directors Club
https://www.tdc.org/
Association Typographique Internationale
https://www.atypi.org/
Society of Publication Designers
http://www.spd.org/
AIGA Design Archives
http://www.aiga.or
Lubalin Center
http://lubalincenter.cooper.edu/
Type Design Resources
Typofile
Typography community and inspiration.
https://www.fonts.com/content/learning/fontology/level-1
Typewolf â
Typography inspiration.
https://www.typewolf.com/
Type Conection curated type resources
http://www.typeconnection.com/resources.php
Typographica
http://typographica.org/
typetoken
http://www.typetoken.net/
Type for you
http://www.typeforyou.org/embed/#?secret=WOMXhZZrGf
Linotype âFontâ Magazine
https://www.linotype.com/7/font-magazine.html?PHPSESSID=4af5a70553ed41bcd7802429a0ee3ca1
Grain Edit â
http://grainedit.com/
Blog on classic design work 1950s-1970s
Incredible Types â
http://incredibletypes.com/
Curated collection of nice typography, mostly print work.
Typeverything
http://typeverything.com/
Hand lettering inspiration.
The Book Cover Archive
http://bookcoverarchive.com/
Archive of 1300+ book covers
Fonts
www.1001freefonts.com
http://www.fontspace.com/
https://www.fontshop.com/fontlists/
http://www.dafont.com/
Font Identification
WhatTheFont â
Upload an image and it magically tells you the name of the font
https://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/
Type Sample â
Install this bookmark let to identify and save samples of web fonts.
http://www.typesample.com/
WhatFont Tool â
Easily identify any web font using this bookmarklet.
http://www.chengyinliu.com/whatfont.html
Tools
Typeface Selection Tools
FontReach â
Displays font usage data from the top one million websites.
http://www.fontreach.com/#
Typography Cheatsheet â
Comprehensive guide to using proper typographic characters, including correct grammatical usage.
https://www.typewolf.com/cheatsheet
Type Connection
http://www.typeconnection.com/
is a fun âtype datingâ game that helps you learn how to pair typefaces.
Kern Type
http://type.method.ac/
Kern Type is a game in which you try to achieve pleasant and readable text by distributing the space between letters, called âkerningâ by typographers. You can move the letters by dragging them from left to right, and your score depends on how close you are to a typographerâs solution.
Typewar
http://typewar.com/ Typographical skill game that tests your knowledge and awareness of individual fonts.s also available, which allows you to track your progress as you level up.
to do is shoot the the Serif fonts within the time limit to move to the next stage.
Shape Type
http://shape.method.ac/
Shape Type is an addictive letter shaping game
Stock photo free
https://unsplash.com
https://pixabay.com/
www.pexels.com
Art Sources:
www.cgtextures.com
https://openclipart.org
www.vectorportal.com
www.vecteezy.com
General Design Resources
www.adsoftheworld.com
www.oneclub.org
www.creativeadawards.com
www.theinspiration.com
www.webbyawards.com
www.welovead.com
fromupnorth.com
www.creativity-online.com
thisiscolossal.com
www.buzzfeed.co
www.metalpotential.tumblr.com
visualnews.com
Mashable
Creativity Unbound
www.aiga.org
AIGA Design Archives
Art Directors Club
www.cooperhewitt.org
Art & Design Club City Tech
Graphis Annuals Poster Design
Lubalin Center of Design & Typography
The Herb Lubalin Study Center
of Design and Typography
www.lubalincenter.cooper.edu
Lubalin Study Center Flat File project focuses on objects in the collection
Located at The Cooper Union41 Cooper Square, Room LL119, New York
Opened in 1985, the Study Center was created
in order to preserve an unprecedented resource,
Herb Lubalinâs vast collection of work. Its goal was to provide the design community with a means to honor Lubalin, and to study his innovative work.
Herb Lubalin (1918â1981) is best known for his wildly illustrative typography and his groundbreaking work for the magazines Avant Garde, Eros, and Fact. The Study Centerâs core collection includes an extensive archive of his work, including promotional, editorial and advertising design, typeface designs, posters, logos, and other other materials dating from 1950 to 1980.
The collection also includes work by other eminent designers including Otl Aicher, Rudi Baur, Anthon Beeke, Lucian Bernhard, Lester Beall, Will Burtin, Lou Dorfsman, Karl Gerstner, Tibor Kalman, Alvin Lustig, The Push Pin Studios, Paul Rand, Bradbury Thompson, Massimo Vignelli, and many more. There is also a library of books and magazines about design and typography, an extensive collection of posters, myriad type specimen books and pamphlets.
Type Selection Tools
Words Have Meaning
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Type Talk/Class Assignment
In Class Type Challenge Critique
Do Be Done in Class 30 Minute Limit
Review and critique this poster design.
Respond to each of these points below in comment to this postÂ
1. Overview
⢠Initial reactions: What is your first impression of the design?
⢠Content: Is everything present that should be included in the design?
⢠Style: Does the design style seem appropriate for the purpose?
2. Analysis
⢠Typography: Does the type feel appropriate in tone?
⢠Typography : Does the typeface work?
⢠Typography: Use of Scale, Contrast, appropriate?
⢠Hierarchy/Layout: Does everything seem to be in the right place?
⢠Usability: How well is information presented in this solution?
⢠Color: How is color used? What effect does it have in terms of conveying the desired message?
⢠Completeness: Is anything missing? Conversely, is anything there that shouldnât be?
3. Interpretation
⢠Audience: How do you think the target audience will respond to this solution? Why? Why not?
⢠Details: Is the use of these particular graphic elements consistent with the goals of the project? Why? Why not?
⢠Problem areas: What things in this solution are not as effective as they could be? Why do you think that?
⢠Appeal: Is this an effective and appealing design for the context it will live in? Why? Why not?
4. Your Final Evaluation
⢠Judgment: Given the answers to the above, does this design work?
Type Challenge 3
In Class Type Challenge
Design Typographical Poster
Brooklyn Historical Society Visit
Create dynamic poster design utilizing the typography as main design element
Image is supporting secondary element
Think poster design principles
Simplicity contrast, scale, color repetition, negative space symmetry asymmetry
Use one layout file to start:
Poster_layout.psd
Poster_layout.ind
You must include:
- Text: Brooklyn Historical Society  Visit
- Text: DUMBO : dumbo.eps or dumbotext.psd
- The logo bhs-logo.png
- Â One image
Save file as a jpg named “last name first name_TC3.jpg”
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Type Challenge 2
Create poster design utilizing the typography only
Think poster design principles
Simplicity contrast, scale, color repetition, negative space symmetry asymmetry
Think Yale Architecture posters
Specs
You must upload before class ends
Size 7âx10â
BW no image:
You must include:
1. One large letter that is main design element.
Choose one letter: B, W, D,
2. Text to include: âBrooklyn Historical Society Dumboâ âNew Exhibitâ Waterfront
3. Body Copy:
Waterfront will explore the interwoven stories of workers, artists, industries, activists, innovators, families, neighborhoods, and ecosystems to tell the global and local history of Brooklynâs waterfront.
4. Upload to Openlab save your layout as a jpg. âlast name first name_tc_2.jpgâ
TypeTalk 2
World War I /The Visual Arts
A place where we talk about type
Comments, critiques, opinions on type
Give your review of this below
World War I and the Visual Arts
Some interesting typography, posters, publications and art for this exhibit at the Met
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Type Challenge Hierarchy
Create an 8×8 InDesign file
Place following text in a fileâ
Using Helvetica family only
Create a dynamic layout using elements of type hierarchy: Typeface selection,
Type Size, Font Weight, Bold, Capital and lowercase letters, Color, White Space, Contrast between any factors
Placement, Position, Orientation
Create a PDF of your challenge name it âyourlastname_firstname typec_H.PDF
Create OpenLab post tag it âtype challenge Hâ
Brooklyn Historical Society Events
March
Tyler Anbinder
Book Talk
City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York
Monday March 20, 6:30 pm
$5 / Free for Members
The United States is a country built on immigrants, and New York has long been a defining port of entry for those looking to make this place home. Historian Tyler Anbinder shares the sweeping story of how newcomers have continually helped to define and redefine this city and country over the past few centuries, and shows how together, we have created a beautifully dynamic, deeply complex community.
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St.,
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-222-4111
www.brooklynhistory.org
