Class Info

  • Date: Add date
  • Meeting Info: Add online details or in-person location

To-Do Before Class

Make sure that the text for the Urban Legend Project was sent to instructor via email

Topic

You will continue to build on the foundation learned Type and Media. Some of the vocabulary for this project will be similar but with a different use.

Introduction to Project I (classes 2 to 5)
Urban Legends, Myths and Folktales 

Objectives

The main objective of this project is to understand  common typographical problems and how/why to fix them. Problems will address typographical issues caused by typeface selection (variations and variable fonts), overall space and layout, pt. size, alignment, line width, line-height, letter and word spacing, contrast and others.

Additionally, this project addresses layout creation and encourages student to pay close attention to the default settings of publication software and make adjustments as needed.

Activities

Let’s set up an INDESIGN new document

Go to FILE > NEW> DOCUMENT

Enter the following values:

  • WIDTH: 11 inches (66 picas) x HEIGHT: 8.5 inches (51picas)
  • Orientation Landscape
  • 16 pages
  • NO facing Pages
  • NO Primary Text box
  • 4 column grid, with 1 pica gutter
  • Margins: top and right 3 picas // bottom: 4 picas // left: 21 picas

Pages must look like this

To-Do After Class

Complete document as per specs provided.

Typeface research: Start looking at possible typefaces to use.

Look in Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts (if you have subscription)

Select:
One Sans Serif (variable or with an extensive family)
One Serif (variable of with an extensive family)
One Script