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Overview
Throughout the semester you will look for various typographic topics principles, techniques, post images and respond to assignment questions and and assessments from images selected.
Instructions
- Make a new post:
- Go to the DASHBOARD>HOVER OVER “POST”> CLICK “ADD NEW POST”
- ADD title “yourlastname_firstname_scavengerhunt_expressive-type-food”
- Add an image to post:
- Look for three examples of typography in brands like cereal boxes, cookie packging, and candy bars.
- Name each image file “LastName_FirstName_[insert category here]” example “Smith_John_CerealBox”.
- Upload your three examples to your post as a GALLERY
- Answer the following in your post:
- What do you notice about the type?
- How is the type arranged?
- How does it differ from what we’ve done so far?
- Select categories for post
- In the menu to the RIGHT of your post, select POST. Under POST, click CATEGORIES, then select the following categories: “Student Posts ” and “Type Scavenger Hunt”
- Finally, click PUBLISH
- MORE detailed instructions are below under RESOURCES
Due Date(s)
- 11PM, Tuesday, 10/15
Resources
How to Use Open Lab
Adding a Post:
- In the WordPress Dashboard, click on the tab Posts > Add New to create a new post
- Add a title in the title box at the top.
- Add an image (Add > Media) or formatted written content using the Post Editor.
- Add the relevant Category (choose from the existing list).
- 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/
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