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.
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