Class Info

• Class Date: Mon. Mar. 11

Topic

1. Refine Type on a path page Project 1 InDesign document

place photo

Explore layout be creative. Include 1. type on a path, 2. type filling a shape.

Type on a path

Type on a PATH

• Refer to this Quick Reference for PATH info
• How to Create Circular PATH in INDESIGN
• Type on Path InDesign

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/desantiscomd2427d036fall24/2022/10/02/type-on-a-path/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKOSnQ2RXJI

Project 1 Cover design

Fenda Edições Cover Layout Type challenge

Grid Resources

Multiple grid option InDesign

Cover Design (Page 1 of Book)

• all type no shapes, rules images
• black only
• bleeds ok
• text
• Type and Media
  COMD2427
  Fall 23
  By Your Name

Example of a completed book

Pages to include: 15 Pages Total including the cover

Project 1: Type Book COVER
Project 1: Type Book– Anatomy of Letterform Diagram with labels for parts of each letter. (One Page)
Project 1: TypeBook – 5 found type five photos Classification of Letterforms (One Page)
Project 1: TypeBook– Kerning and Tracking (One Page)
Project 1: TypeBook– Variations (One Page)
Project 1: TypeBook Leading (One Page)
Project 1: TypeBook Alignment (Two Pages)
Project 1: TypeBook_Classification of Type Styles Alignment Typesetting (Five Pages)
Poject 1: TypeBook – Drop cap (Two Pages)
Project 1: TypeBook_ Type on a path (One Page)

Objectives

• Make sure all elements above (assignments) of book are included
• Understanding design uniformity and continuity throughout a multiple page publication such as a book (for example: keeping headings the same)

Activities

• Type on a path
• Type Challenge Recreate one Fenda Edições Cover Layout
  https://www.fba.pt/portfolio/projects/fenda+book+series-4
• Optional Type Challenge Activity multiple grid option InDesign

To-Do After Class

1. Finish Type on a path page of Type book

2. Type Talk Discussion – Art of Design Paula Scher

3. Initial Cover Design layout Type Book Upload pdf to Dropbox

Design reference below

50 of the Best Book Covers of 2023

https://www.typographicposters.com/

https://50books50covers.secure-platform.com/a/gallery?roundId=310

DROPBOX FOLDERS
Dropbox Homework Folder to upload homeworks
Dropbox Folder to upload Type Challenges
Dropbox Folder to Upload Final Projects
Dropbox help

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NOT DUE NEXT CLASS

Specifications for the final

FINAL Type Books
submit file TWO WAYS

1. Submitted via Dropbox
   Package your InDesign file
   Upload folder of packaged’ file of your InDesign
   Named ‘lastname firstname_Typebook_FINAL’

2. Create a post on OpenLab named lastname firstnname_Typebook
Categories “Student work” and Project 1
Upload one Multi page PDF version of your Type Book named lastname firstnname_Typebook FINAL

DROPBOX FOLDERS
Dropbox Homework Folder to upload homeworks
Dropbox Folder to upload Type Challenges
Dropbox Folder to Upload Final Projects
Dropbox help

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