Overview

Type Challenges are short assignments that we do during class. The objective of this assignment is to practice tracking and kerning.

Instructions

  • Create an InDesign document:
    • 8.5″ x 5.5″
    • .5″ margins
    • Landscape
    • 1 page
    • 1 column, 0.1667″ gutter
    • No facing pages
  • Save document as: LastName_FirstName_ TC_trackingkerning
  • Choose a musical artist
  • In one text box write:
    • Musical Artist (sentence case)
    • musical artist (all lowercase)
    • MUSICAL ARTIST (all caps)
  • Choose a classic looking Sans Serif or Serif typeface (avoid scripts, novelty or display)
  • Use a large pt. size (45 and up)
  • First, adjust the leading, so that the three lines are UNEVENLY spaced.
  • Second, make the following adjustments to each line:
    • Line One: evenly spaced tracking but with really tight kerning between TWO letters
    • Line Two: really tight tracking but with really wide kerning between TWO other letters
    • Line Three: really wide tracking but with really wide kerning between SIX other letters (so, in three spots).
    • EXAMPLE:
  • Save your work in InDesign and export a jpg named:
    “LastName_First_ TC_trackingkerning.jpg”.
  • In OpenLab, create a new post:
    • Named “LastName_FirstName TC_TrackingKerning”
    • Select categories:
      “Student Posts” and “Type Challenges”
  • Insert .jpg INTO your post.

Due Date(s)

    • In class, 9/11

Resources

How to Use Open Lab

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/help/help-category/using-a-site

Adding a Post:

    1. In the WordPress Dashboard, click on the tab Posts > Add New to create a new post

    1. Add a title in the title box at the top.

    1. Add an image (Add > Media) or formatted written content using the Post Editor.

    1. Add the relevant Category (choose from the existing list).

    1. Click Save Draft for later or click Publish to publish immediately.  

How to add images to OpenLab

From your mobile device
“Image Size” app Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.vsmedia.imagesize&hl=en_US
“Image Size”  IOS App Store  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/image-size/id670766542  

Resize Images in OpenLab
Most digital cameras and  phones are likely to be set to take images that are vastly larger than a user of a computer screen is likely to need
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/openroad/image-resizing

Insert Images into a Post
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/help/adding-images-other-media-block-editor/

Create a Gallery In a Post
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/help/adding-an-image-gallery/

Edit a Gallery In a Post
https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/gallery-block/

InDesign User Guide:

Make New Doc InDesign

InDesign Keyboard Shortcuts:

InDesign Page Layout

InDesign Multi page Doc Set Up

InDesign Change Doc Set Up