Week 8 – The week of February 19th – 23rd: Printing to the oversized printers. More Practice with Spacing
In class
Demo: Printing to the oversized printers.
In class assignment —
Click here to download practice file for letter, word, line spacing, and line measure. Print out files when you are done and bring to class next week.
BREAK
Double album cover — lab time to sketch ideas and work on albums.
HOMEWORK
Design your double album.
Print out a work-in-progress folded comp, scaled to fit on a 12" x 18" paper and bring it to class next week.
READINGS AND LINKS
For your album:
Barcode for album (ai file)
For fun:
How to simulate gold leaf in Photoshop (site)
How to simulate letterpress (site)
Another one: How to simulate letterpress (site)
How to simulate text burned into wood in Photoshop (site)
How to simulate text in metal (site)
How to simulate distressed texture in Photoshop (site)
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.
Week 1 - The week of January 1st
Week 2 - The week of January 7th
Week 3 - The week of January 14th*
Week 4 - The week of January 21st
Week 5 - The week of January 28th
Week 6 - The week of February 4th
Week 7 - The week of February 11th
Week 8 - The week of February 18th*
Week 9 - The week of February 25th
LECTURES
Type History & Type Classifications (pdf)
General Overview: Choosing Typefaces (pdf)
A Closer Inspection: Choosing Typefaces (pdf)
Subtle Details: Font Combinations (pdf)
Practical Advice for Chosing Typefaces (pdf)
RESOURCES
Letter Anatomy Cheat Sheet (pdf)
Letters Anatomy Definitions (pdf)
Creative Brief/Design Brief (pdfs)
Creative Brief AIGA sample (pdf)
Brainstorming Techniques (pdf)
Style/Concept Board Template (.indt file)
Elements of an identity dissected...
How to choose typography for a brand...
Kerning/Leading Key Commands (pdf)
Setting up typographic space–Indesign (pdf)
19 Top Fonts in 19 Top Combinations (pdf)
SITES OF INTEREST
16th Century Letterpress Printing
Typography that works: Ellen Lupton
Mood Boards: Dressing for different...
Wordmark (view your loaded fonts)
Typeface Design Resources & Tutorials
8 famous fonts and the designer who made them
LETTERERS
Jessica Hische and Erik Marinovich —
Title Case Video
TYPE DESIGNERS:
FOUNDERIES:
InDesign Typography (Lynda.com course)
Metrix Create Space Laser Cutter Specs