Class Info
- Class Date: Mon. Feb. 26
Bring your packaged InDesign files
Type Variations:
Quick Reference PDF with variations on weight, width, posture, contrast and serifLearn basic type variations in width, weight, posture, contrast, serif,
- Weight (Bold, light, etc)
- Width (Extended, Expanded, Condensed, etc)
- Posture (Regular or Roman, Italic, Oblique)
- Contrast (High, low)
- Serif (brackets, angled, others)
- Continue page setup InDesign
- Monserrat Google font
- Variable Fonts Info Google
- Adobe Variable Fonts
- Future Adobe Fonts
Objectives
- Quick Reference Alignment
- Learn about type arrangement and legibility through alignment:
- Flush or Align Left
- Flush or Align Right
- Center
- Justify
- Justify all lines (Forced justification)
- Understanding the different scenarios of their uses
- Continue page setup InDesign
Activities
- Review Variations
- Leading, alignment
- Variations:
- Type Challenge Alignment Upload as per instruction to Dropbox Type challenge Folder
- create an 17×11 doc, no facing pages, insert 4 pages, 1 text box with 5 columns
- insert place holder text in boxes Menu Type>Fill with place holder text
- Page one use serif at least 10 point size. Explore each column with different alignment: left, right, centered, justified, force justified
- Page two: same spec use a regular sans serif
- Page three Serif, two columns justified and right align
- Page four five columns sans serif you explore two alignment that work for you on that page
- Type challenge drop box name file _ Last name First name TC_L
To-Do After Class
- Type Book Variations upload PDF
Upload PDF to Dropbox Homework Single Page PDF
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/desantiscomd2427d036fall24/files/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-26-at-10.39.39-AM.png)
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/desantiscomd2427d036fall24/files/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-26-at-10.23.30-AM.png)
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/desantiscomd2427d036fall24/files/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-26-at-10.23.37-AM.png)
3. Optional Start Type Book 5c-Classification- Alignment
![](https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/desantiscomd2427d036fall24/files/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-26-at-10.26.21-AM.png)
Create the first set of this multipage part of type Book
page header, you can start if you feel comfortable with InDesign
Some Typefaces for typebook 5c
Text for Type Book 5a, 5b, 5c
DROPBOX FOLDERS
Dropbox Homework Folder to upload homeworks
Dropbox Folder to upload Type Challenges
Dropbox Folder to Upload Final Projects
Dropbox help
InDesign Resources
Video Overview InDesign
InDesign User Guide:
Adobe InDesign Keyboard shortcuts
InDesign Multi page Doc Set Up
InDesign Change Doc Set Up
InDesign Page Numbering
InDesign Style Sheet Resources
Set Existing Text to Style Sheet
Mac Shortcut PDF
Windows Shortcut PDF
Assignments are always due the day before next class by 11:30pm, and must be posted to OpenLab or uploaded as instructed