Type Tools - ARTG2251

Project 03Poster Design Contest

Due

Final submission 3/23 (see timeline for more details)

Final Submission for Project 3

Goals

The purpose of this project is to learn more about how to set typography to be printed as a letterpress poster. Everyone will have the opportunity to design a poster that may eventually be letterpress printed at Union Press. At the end of this assignment, we will visit Union Press and everyone will be able to print a copy of the winning poster.

Tasks

Poster Parameters

Resources

Union press on instagram

Hatch show prints

Old Try Letterpress prints

Evaluation

Your grade will be determined by your ability to follow instructions, stay within guidelines, and produce a poster that's both well-designed and suited for printing on a letterpress. You can earn up to 100 points. You will have one chance to re-submit your work based on feedback to earn any points missed.

Timeline

Project 02Using master pages & styles

Due

Before class (2/14)

Submit File for Project 2

Goals

The purpose of this exercise is to ensure you have the InDesign skills to create and manage the layout and style of your designs. You will be typesetting an article from the web, re-imagining the content for a print layout. Among other tools, you will be using master pages and paragraph & character styles to give your work structure and visual harmony.

Tasks

Resources

Images for the article (I saved and zipped them for you)

Pinterest magazine layouts

Fonts in Use - Magazines

The real world! Go checkout some magazines in real life.

Evaluation

Your grade will be determined by your ability to follow instructions, stay within guidelines, and produce a professional looking for-print article. You can earn up to 100 points. You will have one chance to re-submit your work based on feedback to earn any points missed.

Project 01Using a grid for resume layouts

Due

Before class next week (1/24)

Resubmit Project 1 with edits

Goals

The purpose of this exercise is to ensure that your basic InDesign skills are on track for your Typography 1 course needs. You will be iterating on a single body of text to create multiple layouts using InDesign. You should also explore how the use of a grid informs your design decisions.

Tasks

Resources

Thinking with Type - Grid

Evaluation

Your grade will be determined by your ability to follow instructions, stay within guidelines, and produce 5 distinct layouts. You can earn up to 100 points. You will have one chance to re-submit your work based on feedback to earn any points missed.