Session 1
Introduction After you’re done with the quiz… play the game Type Connection!
… Upload (homework) Five Families of Type in everyday life
• On the blog, navigate to the glossary page and sift for the individual definitions of the families
• Click on whichever family you have images to contribute to
• Click Edit > Add Media
• In the caption of the image: quickly define the characteristics of the family that this image demonstrates or reminds you of (see my example)
• Add your name to that caption
• Click Update (i.e. publish it)
1. Five Families of Type | Historical Context
Likewise, knowing the historical context of the Five Families of Type will help you understand the subliminal meaning they carry in our visual culture.
In 5 groups, create a word cloud on the chalkboard with key words you’ve gathered about your assigned type family you’ve researched here , here and linked below. Please include historical context words to help us relate to the families more holistically. Please consider varying the weight and sizes of the words to indicate importance. ** Have one representative upload a photo of your creation onto the glossary page of that term **
1. Old Style
2. Transitional
3. Modern
5. San Serif
Session 2
1. Principles of Design
• alignment: an arrangement forming a straight line
• contrast: a juxtaposition that accentuates differences
2. Background demo on making art in InDesign
• shapes • arrange • groups • colors
• guides • transform • copy • center
3. Workshop
• Type Book | Section 1 | Anatomy and Letterform (due Beginning of next week)
• Type Book | Section 2 | Five Families of Type (due end of next week)
