CLASS 10 | June 1st
Welcome to Class #10.
Agenda for today:
• Engagement exercise
• Show and tell: Eileen
• Assignment #8 Review
• Dakota visit
• Typography Part II
• Helvetica the film
• Assignment # 9 brief
• Reading V
Assignment #8 Review
Classify the fonts: what era or classification they belong to: serif, san serif, humanist etc. Why?
Typography Part II
Terms and descriptions
Legibility: How well an audience can access the information through ease of reading, the quality of being clear enough to read.
Hierarchy: a system or organization of elements and content that clearly place value according to rank/order of importance
Ornaments: embellishments and/or flourishes that exists either within a font or are complete fonts of their own.
A reference for ornamental fonts
Reading V:
In two groups, each read one of the articles below.
In your group discuss your article and decide on 4 key points to share with the other group.
Then get together as a larger group and compose a clear poster that shares the key info you have collectively agreed are the core factors to effective typography.
Type as Image masters
Lets watch the first 15min of HELVETICA
Helvetica Film: Here is the trailer
TO DO’s | For Next class Due 1pm Tuesday June 6th.
• Assignment #9
Font as image
• Select a word or short phrase.
• Design and render a composition on an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of paper. Give yourself a 2″ white border.
• You may use any tools or mediums to effectively create an engaging image with the word(s) you have chosen.
• Your design should creatively and expressively communicate the meaning and associations of the word(s).
• Carefully consider the hierarchy of the words, legibility, readability and the form of the letters to best convey the message of the words.
• Look to other type designers, different fonts and ornaments for inspiration:-)
• Take a photo of this rendering and post it to the class blog as Assignment #9
• Bring this rendering to class on Tuesday.