.Typography-ty·pog·ra·phy noun \tī-ˈpä-grə-fē\: the work of producing printed pages from written material: the style, arrangement, or appearance of printed letters on a page
Design or selection of letter forms to be organized into words and sentences and printed or displayed electronically. Typography originated after the invention of printing from movable type in the mid 15th century. The three major type families in the history of Western printing are roman, italic, and black letter (Gothic). All had their origin in the scripts of the calligraphers whose work was ultimately replaced by printing. In the succeeding centuries typographers have created some 10,000 typefaces (a complete set of letter forms of a particular design). Depending on the style of their letters, typefaces are categorized as old style, transitional, and modern. Commonly used typefaces include Caslon, Baskerville, Bodoni, Garamond, and Times New Roman.
Creativity is essential.
TYPE HAS STYLE
TYPE HAS THEME
TYPE HAS CONSISTENCY
TYPE IS READABLE
TYPE SERVES A PURPOSE
OBJECTIVE
Requirements
You can work in various mediums
1. Computer Generated fonts,
2. Images found on the internet joined together to create letters
3. You Can draw the letters based on photos, you have taken.
4. Letter sizes must be consistently the same. (create a uniform size by creating an even grid.
5.Save all on the server and on your flash drives.
6. If you decide to create the font with your own materials, such as "hair" or cereal, or street signs, be sure to bring this home with you as well as the materials you need to work in class.
7. Research / research
8. You must have a theme (for example: All letters are made from hair, or all letters are from street signs...
Suggested ideas for letter forms.
Make letters out of:
ANIMALS: Cats, dogs, Animals, People. Pose people in letter positions and photograph, or then draw
Construction materials: Rulers, Hammers, Nails
Art supplies: Paint brushes, Pencils
Plumbing materials. Pipes
Design or selection of letter forms to be organized into words and sentences and printed or displayed electronically. Typography originated after the invention of printing from movable type in the mid 15th century. The three major type families in the history of Western printing are roman, italic, and black letter (Gothic). All had their origin in the scripts of the calligraphers whose work was ultimately replaced by printing. In the succeeding centuries typographers have created some 10,000 typefaces (a complete set of letter forms of a particular design). Depending on the style of their letters, typefaces are categorized as old style, transitional, and modern. Commonly used typefaces include Caslon, Baskerville, Bodoni, Garamond, and Times New Roman.
Creativity is essential.
TYPE HAS STYLE
TYPE HAS THEME
TYPE HAS CONSISTENCY
TYPE IS READABLE
TYPE SERVES A PURPOSE
OBJECTIVE
- You will create a new 26 letter alphabet. Using various mediums from paint to pencil from computer to collage
- This must be done in 4 classes and I will only accept quality work
- You must use your time wisely
- All final images must fit on (1) 11 x 17 paper. Grid attached for printing
Requirements
You can work in various mediums
1. Computer Generated fonts,
2. Images found on the internet joined together to create letters
3. You Can draw the letters based on photos, you have taken.
4. Letter sizes must be consistently the same. (create a uniform size by creating an even grid.
5.Save all on the server and on your flash drives.
6. If you decide to create the font with your own materials, such as "hair" or cereal, or street signs, be sure to bring this home with you as well as the materials you need to work in class.
7. Research / research
8. You must have a theme (for example: All letters are made from hair, or all letters are from street signs...
Suggested ideas for letter forms.
Make letters out of:
ANIMALS: Cats, dogs, Animals, People. Pose people in letter positions and photograph, or then draw
Construction materials: Rulers, Hammers, Nails
Art supplies: Paint brushes, Pencils
Plumbing materials. Pipes