Class 1

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

  • Meeting Info: n Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Intro and Syllabus
  • Activities + Assignments: Type Challenge: OpenLab + Assignment: Name Tag.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 2

Thursday, August 31, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: The written language and origin of  letterforms
  • Activities: Type Talk: comments about video. Assignment: InDesign Document.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 3

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

  • Meeting Info: In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Intro to Classification of Type: Serif/Sans Serif/Script/Display
    How to Access Typefaces (web and print) Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts, etc
  • Activities:  Work with fonts. Assignment: write a short description of a person or group who inspires you.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 4

Thursday, September 7, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Intro to Project 1: Type Book. Basic Type Related Vocabulary 1: Baseline/capline/ x-height/lowercase/uppercase/ ascender/descender, etc.
  • Activities: Page set up. Type Scavenger Hunt: two different classifications in use. Assignment: Vocabulary (Type Book page 1).
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 5

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: More on Classification of Type: Serif/Sans Serif/Script/Display
  • Activities: Classification (Type Book pages 3 and 4)
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 6

Thursday, September 14, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Variations: Weight, Width, Posture.
  • Activities: Variable Type. Assignment: Type book showing Weight, Width, Posture (Type Book pages 5, 6, 7).
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 7

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Alignment–FL, FR, Center, Justify, Interlinear Space (formerly Leading), Tracking, Kerning.
  • Activities: Type Scavenger Hunt: Bold next to regular; italic next to regular; condensed. Assignment: Alignment, Space between lines, tracking/kerning (Type Book pages 8, 9, 10, 11).
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 8

Thursday, September 21, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Type on a Path.
  • Activities: Kerning Game. Assignment: Type on a Path (Type Book Page 12)
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 9

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Playful Type.
  • Activities: Add assignments, activities
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 10

Thursday, September 28, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Exporting file from Illustrator, Title Page (page 1), page 14 (type roundup), page 15 use of grid. Packaging files). Possible Extra Credit pages.
  • Activities: Work on all above (Type Book pages 1, 13, 14, 15 and refinements).
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 11

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topics: Project 01. (See below re: Presentation). ALSO: Introduction of Project 02; start conversation about Expressive Type. Research and sketching.
  • Activities: STUDENT PRESENTATION OF PROJECT 01. + For PROJECT 02, sketches of 6 words.
  • Due Dates: Sketches of 6 words. 8pm the night before next Class

Class 12

Thursday, October 5, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: PROJECT 02.
    Continue conversation about Expressive Type with a Sans Serif Typeface.
  • Activities: Type Challenge: Tools in Illustrator. Step 2: Expressive Words; continue; bring into Illustrator. Assignment: Complete 4 words in Illustrator.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 13

Thursday, October 12, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topics: 1. Continuation of Project 2. Expressive Words, Part 1 Step 3 and
    2. Part 2, Lettering (Difference between lettering and a typeface)
    • (1) Correct the 4 words +Add frame around artboards
    • (2) Create a representation using lettering; make 8 sketches.
  • Activities: Same as above. Assignment: Complete your sketches
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 14

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Lettering. Choose one solution from your sketches.
    • Choose your medium.
  • Activities: Type Talk: Lettering Artists. Assignment: Bring lettering to next steps.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 15

Thursday, October 19, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Lettering and Word Experimentation. Continue to develop solutions.
  • Activities: Type Challenge: Warp Text and Text Outline in Illustrator.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 16

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Lettering and Word Experimentation
    • Next Steps: in Project 2 PLUS Working with textures.
  • Activities and Assignments: Color in typography, experimenting with text provided. Create textures and pull into InDesign for Class 17. Type Scavenger Hunt: find one example of Old Style Typeface out in the world.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class. Students will learn mid-term status by Oct. 26 (P, N, SA grades have been posted on Blackboard).

Class 17

Thursday, October 26, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Lettering and Word Experimentation
  • Activities and Assignments: Color and Legibility. Sampling image colors in InDesign. One word for each of the four textures created in Class 16. Continue Project 02.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 18

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Expressive Typography. Color in Typography and Legibility. Refine.
  • Activities and Assignments: Refine and move towards completion of Project 02. Complete by Class 19 so that everyone is ready to present in Class 20.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 19

Thursday, November 2, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Prepare for Presentation
  • Activities and Assignments: Complete Expressive Typography and Expressive Lettering. Package InDesign file. Prepare to present. PLUS Complete Type Talk and Type Challenge assigned in class.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 20

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Presentations of Project 02. Possible Intro to Project 03.
  • Activities: Presentation of Project 02.
  • Due Dates: REFINED (from Class 19) PROJECT 02 DUE. 8pm the night before next Class

Class 21

Thursday, November 9, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Recap; what we’ve learned. Beginning of Project 03. Posters and Social Media Posts.
  • Activities and Assignments: Review. Type in Color. Topic for Project 03.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 22

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Project 03
  • Acivities and Assignments: Grid, Visual Hierarchy, begin Project 03.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 23

Thursday, November 16, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Continue Project 3: Poster 1 and 2
  • Activities and Assignments: Type Talk, Poster.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class—which is November 29.
    NOTE: NO CLASS ON THURSDAY, 24 (THANKSGIVING).

Class 24

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl 1-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Continue Project 3: Poster 3. Text Wrap
  • Activities and Assignments: Complete Poster roughs 1, 2, 3 (using text wrap)
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class.
  • NOTE: NO CLASS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23. THANKSGIVING.

Class 25

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

  • Meeting Info: In Person. Pearl 1-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Continue Project 3: Color = Social Media
  • Activities and Assignments: Complete Social Media Posts.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 26

Thursday, November 30, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Continue Project 3: Type in Motion = Social Media
  • Activities and Assignments: Creating an animated GIF; make an animated GIF with the name of your peeve.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 27

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

  • Meeting Info: In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Continue Project 3: (Due Class 28 to refine for Class 29) + Script typefaces + Start of How to Prepare for presentations and final submissions
  • Activities and Assignments: Exploration of Expressive Posters vs. Refinements to Poster and Social Media Posts
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class

Class 28

Thursday, December 7, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Projects 01 and 02 refinements: due by 8:30pm on December 13.
  • Topic: Project 03; prep InDesign document for completion for end of Class 29; presentation in Class 30 on December 20, 2022.
  • Activities and Assignments: Complete Project 03; include Social Media posts on Indd doc. Do Type Challenge. Possible After Effects.
  • Due Dates: 8pm the night before next Class
  • NO CLASS DECEMBER 12 = READING DAY.

Class 29

Thursday, December 14, 2023

  • Meeting Info: In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Wrap up class activities. Make any refinements for Presentation.
  • Activities: Refine Project 3.
  • Touch on AfterEffects
  • Due Dates: Any revisions to project are due by December 18th.

Class 30

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

  • Meeting Info:  In Person. Pearl-116. 8:30am.
  • Topic: Last class
  • Activities: PRESENTATION!
  • Due Dates: None! Congratulations! Grades will be submitted by Dec. 27. Happy Holidays!
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