Week 8 – The week of February 25th – 1st: Printing to the oversized printers. Practice with Spacing & Measurements
In class
Demo: Printing to the oversized printers.
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In class practice — (continue to) work on your Zodiac project:
Click here to download practice file for letter, word, line spacing. Follow the directions within the file and print out your file when you are done and bring it to class next week.
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Album cover — lab time to sketch ideas and work on albums.
HOMEWORK
Design your 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
Measurements Lecture (PDF file)
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)
Week 1 - The week of January 7th
Week 2 - The week of January 14th
Week 3 - The week of January 21st*
Week 4 - The week of January 28th
Week 5 - The week of February 4th
Week 6 - The week of February 11th
Week 7 - The week of February 18th*
Week 8 - The week of February 25th
Week 9 - The week of March 4th
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)
Things to look for in Body Text and things to look for in Headlines (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)
Adobe Capture App
Scanner Pro App
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
The Dieline
Packaging of the World
Packaging Design Archive
Packaging of the World Pinterest
Packaging Design Served
Lovely Package
CreateId