Class Info

• Class Date: Mon. Feb. 26

Bring your packaged InDesign files

1. 
   

   Type Variations:
   Quick Reference PDF with variations on weight, width, posture, contrast and serif

   Learn 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

1. Type Book Variations upload PDF

Upload PDF to Dropbox Homework Single Page PDF

2. Type Book 5b Alignment

3. Optional Start  Type Book 5c-Classification- Alignment

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

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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