Class 19

Class Info

• Date: Friday 11/8
• Meeting Info: In-Person, Pearl 112

Topic

• Presentations

Objectives

• Presentation Day!
  • Today we learn about 6 people who made an impact in the graphic design world. Your fellow classmates will share, you will take notes and then tell me what you learned.
• Project 2 Reflections OR Business Walrus
• Image Sourcing for Class 20

Activities

• Presentation Day!
  • EVERY student in attendance needs to fill out this survey (if you presented, you also need to submit a form but in your spot, repeat a fact you learned about your own Type Hero.
    • Zuzana Licko
    • Fortunato Depero
    • Paula Scher
    • Jan Tschichold
    • Massimo Vignelli 
    • Gail Anderson
• Project 2 Reflections
  • Submitted work will be projected on screen and the designer will have to speak to it to the class.
    • Talk in terms of typography as it relates to the specs and challenges of the project.
    • Don’t highlight mistakes, but rather discuss what would you improve if anything.
• Business Walrus
  • Class will be divided into groups to play a game about pitching and creativity.
• Image Sourcing for Class 20—In Preparation for our next exercise/assignment, you will need to photograph multiple abstract textures.
  • Scan or take a picture of at least 6 random textures (not identifiable objects or things)
  • Save as JPEGS:
    • Lastname_Firstname_Texture_1.jpg, Lastname_Firstname_Texture_2.jpg, etc.
  • Place in Dropbox
  • Important: Aim to have a variety (not the same item) of textures and colors.
    • Examples Below:
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To-Do After Class

• Abstract Textures, Due 11PM Tuesday, 11/12:
  • Photograph and upload a minimum of 6 abstract textures as per the instructions above.
• Found Alphabet
  • Letter P & Q, Number 0
    • Post Due: 11 PM 11/12. Comments Due: 11 PM 11/14
• Type Hero Presentations (on-going)
  • Refer to the project page (click the link above) for your presentation date.
• Bonus Assignments (on-going), Due 11PM Tuesday, 12/10