Overview

Type Challenges are design assignments and discussions

Learning Outcomes

• Students will reinforce the typographic principles of the course through observation and critiques  of current
• Challenges are paired with projects and course assignments thought the semester. They are structured to be completed in class within specific time and design guidelines.

Instructions

• Set your name in these case configurations:
  Your Name
  your name
  YOUR NAME
  YN
  yn
• Using InDesign or any other application to create an 11×17 document
• .5″ margins
• Page 1
• Insert one text box with three columns.
• Make copies of the words you typed in the previous step going through your font list from top to bottom, and applying any that seem

• You’ll come across clear and expected winners, and other times you’ll discover unexpected choices that offer themselves irresistibly well to what you’re designing. Keep moving on to additional possibilities.
• Search through your font menu to see which ones might work best You should have 40 or more typeface variations
• Page 2 Try matching five different or more combinations of your name or initials
• Page 3 Optional try one composition page with your name and or initials. try dynamic layout. explore large scale contrasts, repetition
• Save your work as pdf named: “Last Name_First_Name_ TC_TS.pdf”
• Upload to the TYpe challemge Drop box folder

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

Due Date(s)

Resources

• Add assignment resources or readings