Week 6 – The week of February 5th – 9th: Paragraph spacing

In class

Review in class assignment.
Final homework review in small groups. Project 2 is due next week.

BREAK

TOGETHER: In class assignment — Measurements and spacing practice
You will be given a printout of some printed text samples. Using a pica ruler, document and measure the following:

Typeface classification
Typographic style
Paragraph alignment
Point size/Leading, &
Line measure.

For example: Sans serif, bold italic, centered, 12/16 12p6

Open the file here and correct/check your measurements:
Click here to download/open the document in Indesign. We will be practicing paragraph spacing.

ON YOUR OWN: In class assignment — Measurements and spacing practice

For more individual practice in type measurements and spacing, please click here on this link for your in class, individual practice. Using your sample, document and measure the following:

Typeface
Typographic style
Paragraph alignment
Point size/Leading, &
Line measure.

For example: Gill Sans, bold italic, centered, 12/16 12p6

After you are done with the above, track, letter space, and/or kern the Chapter headline(s).

Properly balance ragged lines and/or manage forced justified paragraphs.

Bring in your answers/print out to this class assignment next week.

HOMEWORK

Part 1: Refine and finish your design. Remember to work on your letter, word and line spacing. Bring color print outs of:

Your mood board
Your first iteration
Your final project
Your typeface classification/anatomy

Part 2: Make a PDF file which includes:
Your mood board
Your sketches
Your first iteration
Your digital final and
Your type anatomy/classification.
You will drop your composite PDF into my drop folder
and hand in your print outs.

READINGS AND LINKS

“How to” files:

Chapters 7–10 (Lynda.com): Working with left aligned type, Working with justified type, Understanding the Paragraph Composer and Single-Line Composer, Working with paragraph alignments, Breaking and not breaking lines.