Author: Deepa Shanbhag (Page 2 of 3)

Class Info

• Date: Wednesday, 9/18
• Meeting Info: In-Person, Pearl 112

Topic

• Type on a path (circles, curves, sharp angles)

Objectives

• Learn about type arrangement and what happens to type when it is not set on a horizontal path. (Quick

Class Info

• Date: Friday, 9/13
• Meeting Info: In-Person, Pearl 112

Topic

• Type arrangement and legibility: Alignment

• Flush or Align Left (FL/RR) /Flush or Align Right (FR/RL)
• Center /Justify/Justify all lines (forced)

Objectives

• Learn about type arrangement and legibility through alignment:

Class Info

• Date: Wednesday, 9/11
• Meeting Info: In-Person, Pearl 112

Topic

• Word Spacing and Line Height
  • Review this Quick Reference PDF with spacing info by M. Giuliani
  • Line Height (leading) & Word Space (kerning & tracking)

Objectives

• Learn about the

Class Info

• Date: Friday, 9/6
• Meeting Info: In-Person, Pearl 112

Topic

• What are variations of type and what are variable typefaces?
  • Weight (Bold, light, etc.)
  • Width (Extended, Expanded, Condensed, etc.)
  • Posture/ Slant (Regular or Roman, italic, oblique)
  • Contrast (High, low)

Class Info

• Date: Wednesday, 9/4
• Meeting Info: In-Person, Pearl 112

Topic

• Main Classification of Typefaces
  Quick Reference: Classification of Type PDF by M. Giuliani
• How to access a variety of typefaces for use across media (your computer, other sources)
• Discuss