— PART 1 — Mastering Graphic Design Starts with Mastering Your Computer FIRST THINGS FIRST: Create an Efficient Desktop Success Starts with Your Desktop Start off right by making your workflow easier and to keep your files organized. Understanding how to customize…
read moreFont Pairing FONT JOY Interactive site where you can research the best fonts to pair together. Font Pairing Made Simple Finding Fonts to Use in Your Student Projects Some of these websites have fonts for purchase and some are free. Always be…
read moreObjective To explore the forms of typography and translate them into an informational graphic that educates people about the subject matter. Specifications / Requirements Quantity: 1 Poster Size: 11″x17″ Poster Bleeds: .25″ on all four sides You can orient the series horizontally…
read moreA wordmark is a distinct text-only typographic treatment of the name of a company, institution, or product name used for identification and branding. Part One Using the supplied Generative Matrix Guide, develop four (4) different word pairs using only two (2) words…
read moreThe Six-Word Memoir A project courtesy of the AIGA Design Teaching Resource Library Credit: Elizabeth Resnick Can you describe your life in six words? Project Brief Once asked to write a full story in six words, legend has it that novelist Ernest…
read moreObjective To explore the forms of typography and translate them into an informational graphic that educates people about the subject matter. Specifications / Requirements Quantity: 3 Poster – a SERIES, so they need to relate to each other (see examples below). Size:…
read moreType as Emotion – Interpretive Letterforms Generate a composition using typography to express a specific emotional state. Objective To use type as an artistic element, to emphasize the interpretive potential of typographic form, and to communicate a specific meaning (the feeling of…
read moreObjective This exercise helps to get you familiar with and practice: – Creating a precise accurate grid to develop designs – Using layers and masks – Locking layers, duplicating layers, copying and pasting within layers – Using the pathfinder tool to divide…
read moreCollaborative Alphabet Project Specification Each student will be assigned 3 letterforms to animate in Adobe Animate. See letter assignment to the left. You need to create:ONE (1) individual Animate files for each assigned letter and/or punctuation and rendered each out as an…
read moreThe Assignment: Typographic Self-Portrait A dynamic typography problem to solve. • Create an animated self-portrait using the letters from your name (first, last or both) in ANIMATE. • Start with your name and animate the letters moving and forming into your self-portrait….
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