Nov. 27th

Focus: Please take a moment to review your Evernote account.  Be sure you are working in MP2, and answering all questions in RED.  Accounts will NOT be grades until they are set up in this style.

Objectives: 

•  Intro to phase one of 7 letter sculpture project. 
• Create 4 7 letter designs focusing on balance, movement, and unity. 
• Master layer order & free transform. 
• Create & copy designs into template. 

 Closure:  Critique this typography logo.  What did you notice first? (the bison or the letters???)

Nov. 26th

Focus:  Which series of compositions are stronger? Why?

Example A

Example B

Objectives:

• Intro to phase one of 7 letter sculpture project. 
• Create 4 7 letter designs focusing on balance,  movement, and unity.
• Master layer order & free transform.
• Create & copy designs into template.

Closure:  Critique these designs.
Do you think they are strong designs?  Why?
Did they use balance & movement successfully?
Comment on the negative space.

Example C

Nov. 25th

Focus:  Sculpture - three dimensional art work that can be made of material such as metals, wood, clay, plaster, found objects, etc.

Objectives:

• Explore the work of George Segal.  
• Intro to phase one of 7 letter sculpture project. 
• View typeface demo

Closure:  In your own words, explain negative space.

Review the next assignment at this website [Seven Letter Sculpture]

Nov. 22

Focus:  Critique the following student work.  Do you see evidence of emphasis, movement, balance, color scheme, variety, unity.  Please comment on each one.  

Objectives:

• Create a new file (us paper).
• Create or select a quote and compose a typography poster.
• Utilize Photoshop and handmade fonts from Dafont.com
• Apply composition techniques focusing on balance, variety, unity, emphasis, and movement.
• Complete color wheel & post to Flickr. 

Closure:   Critique the following student work.  Do you see evidence of emphasis, movement, balance, color scheme, variety, unity.  Please comment on each one.  

Nov. 21

Focus:  Explain how balance & movement are used in this typography poster.

Objectives:

• Create a new file (us paper).
• Create or select a quote and compose a typography poster.
• Utilize Photoshop and handmade fonts from Dafont.com
• Apply composition techniques focusing on balance, variety, unity, emphasis, and movement.
• Complete color wheel & post to Flickr. 

Closure:  How did the designer use "emphasis" in this poster.

Nov. 20th

Focus: Is this font a serif font or a sans serif font.

Applejack's

Objectives:

• Create a new file (us paper).
• Create or select a quote and compose a typography poster.
• Utilize Photoshop and handmade fonts from Dafont.com
• Apply composition techniques focusing on balance, variety, unity, emphasis, and movement.
• Complete color wheel & post to Flickr. 

Closure:  What is the difference between typeface and font?  If you don't know the answer go to the below  website.

http://mindgruve.com/blog/2013/05/typeface-vs-font-whats-the-difference-2/

Nov. 19th

(Please check Flickr & Powerschool for your MP1 assignments grades).  Many of you haven't put your work in the correct sets.  It MUST be in the correct set to be graded.  This must be address before leaving class today.)

  

(New expectation for Evernote:  Everyone must use red text when writing your answers in Evernote (no exceptions).

Focus: Using the image below, explain the difference between serif & sans serif.

Objectives:

• Create a new file (us paper).
• Create or select a quote and compose a typography poster.
• Utilize Photoshop and handmade fonts from Dafont.com
• Apply composition techniques focusing on balance, variety, unity, emphasis, and movement.
• Complete color wheel & post to Flickr. 

Closure:

What does it mean to rasterize your text?