Homework, Notes 10/6/09

HI!

assignments this week:

1. if you haven't done it already please post here an image of your pixel typeface alphabet, and your favorite date poster. (we seem to be having trouble posting images, so to be safe stick to JPGs that aren't bigger than 1000 x 1000 px).

2. in thinking with type read pp. 42-60, about type classification and style.

3. based on the worksheet i handed out in class, create a new character for the roman alphabet. it should have some sound ("ch"), function ("&") or meaning ("!"). then, for each of the five typefaces on the worksheet- garamond, baskerville, bodoni, century and helvetica- create an upper and lower case version of the character.

• begin by sketching the character in your own handwriting style. this will give you a sense how it, like all typographic characters, evolved from the hand into a letterform.
• to help guide you in creating the final version of the letterforms pay close attention to the details of each of the five typefaces
• you may use the computer and print out or draw by hand
• present each upper/lower case pair on a single sheet of 8.5"x11" paper, for a total of 5 sheets (one for each typeface). please omit the name of the typeface so we can guess.
  
• if you need the whole typeface for reference i MAY be persuaded to email you the 5 faces. mac only sorry.
  

Camembert

I need help toning my stuff down. Is this still too literal???

Whale Rider II

Whale Rider

I named my font whale rider because when I was first making it, it kind of reminded me of a whale or a submarine.

All of my dates are significant moments in history related to aliens and 2012. My friend said that my font reminded her of aliens, so I decided to make my posters go with this story a guy at work made up: according to him, humans are actually being grown by shape-shifting aliens who look like reptiles. They are tending humans in the same way that farmers tend to their crops. December 21, 2012 is the date when they are going to harvest their crops. They're going to drink the blood of all the humans who don't have love in their hearts (the story started out while talking about politicians and other horrible people). I picked dates that I thought would best relate to this story. I picked alien sightings and tragic moments in history. 

Homework, Notes 9/22/09

hi all

there is no class next week, sept. 29, so this assignment is for the following week, oct. 6.

1. please revise your five most successful (according to your own opinion or to the class's feedback) date composition posters. add ONE element to EACH of the revised posters: a 2-5 sentence paragraph describing the date's significance.

• you may use any typeface you like for the added paragraph
• consider carefully  the shape, the size and the position of the new text, especially in relation to what was there already

2. four of the posters are to be presented as before: cropped to 10"x16". the fifth must be scaled to double that size: 20"x32".

• it should go without saying that this fifth should be your favorite, with the most potential to 'work' at a larger size
• you may assemble the larger poster from four 10"x16" sheets if you like, or print it full size at a print shop such as east side copy (15 E. 13 st., between 5th ave. and university pl.)

for those who missed this week's class, please post images of your posters here on the blog by 9/29, especially if you want some feedback before completing the next part of the assignment.

Pixel Font Name is....

Pacman

LEAN

Homework, Notes 9/15/09

your homework this week:

1. name your pixel font.

2. based on feedback in class revise the characters that need revising.

3. using your pixel font create 10 typographic composition posters. the content of each poster should be only a single date. each date should have some special emotional significance, either personal or social, which will you will try to convey with your composition.

• each poster should be exactly 10"x16" (horizontal or vertical), printed and cropped
  
• the ONLY forms allowed on this poster are characters from your pixel font 
  
• you may use color or black & white
• consider: scale, variety, contrast, space, alignment, etc.

good luck!

p.s. for those who did not show their font in class tuesday, please post an image of it here by this weekend if you would like credit for the assignment.

Sabbath

And we shall call him Sabbath...

Aquschi 358*

Example of my font

Homework, Notes 9/8/09

your assignments this week:

1. read pp. 12-37 in thinking with type. pay special attention to the last few pages, as they will help to cement the today's lecture.

2. create a 'pixel' typeface, i.e. one made up of little squares drawn as if on a grid.

• you may use pencil and graph paper or the computer (please print your design out)
  
• make all 26 letters- all upper case, all lower case, or any combination of the two
• make the numerals 0-9
• each character must be maximum 16 'pixels' high
• bonus: draw/print a word in your typeface
• make it original!
  

please bring in stuff for show & tell. sharing is delicious.

Hello Julynn

Hi

Collage

If you ever get stuck for inspiration remember you can always look to this, our first collaborative effort, for inspiration...

Mmmm... Anatomy