Welcome to Graphics Design Technology
8/25-8/28 Monday- Finish and turn in via e-mail on Monday-
Visually Enhanced Quotation 11x 17 at 300 ppi per inch-
Warm UpQuiz on Typography-Friday= and Final Quiz Monday
8/22 Tuesday-
a. Finalize theTypographic ME project--save as .pdf-Save In Your Portfolio FOLDER in your computer
b. E-mail your completed Typography project to wrmalfalfa@gmail.com
c. Read and discuss this article -
Type Contrast
d. 5 classic typefaces presentation
e. New Project. Visually Enhanced Quotation 11x 17 at 300 ppi per inch-
Can be Landscape or Portrait
Purpose. To demonstrate how a simple quotation, song lyric, or poem can be typographically enhanced.
Assignment. Select a favorite quotation, song lyric or poem and find a way to express the sentiment typographically. The use of one photo or illustration is OPTIONAL.
Original drawings or illustrations = extra points for creativity
Here is a good site for examples Here is another site
8/1- 8/12- SELF EXPRESSION Project-- create a Photoshop document that illustrates and describes who you are only using the TYPE TOOL (no images-pics)
Project Specs-- 8.5 x 11 at 200 PPI
You can use colors, layer styles, different type tools, whatever you learn this week in Photoshop to create a poster that uses only words to describe your elf to others
8/9/2011 TYPOGRAPHY is our topic of the week
For more help, try our TYPOGRAPHY RESOURCE PAGE
We will be taking notes, watching some new movie (shorts) on typography
Our next assignment will be to create some document only using text
Due to a few students not using good judgement, all students must download and install this
NEW DESKTOP WALLPAPER-aloha
Multiple Intelligences Poster
Arts & Communications Brochure Redux
