GET YOUR TYPE ON!!
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Overview:
1) Typography Video Lesson
2) Parts of Type
3) Typography Assignment
4) Kinetic Typography Video
1) Typography Video Lesson
2) Parts of Type
3) Typography Assignment
4) Kinetic Typography Video
2) Parts of Type
For a complete list of all the above definitions, please check out the following link.
3) Typography Assignment
For this assignment, you will pick a word that demonstrates all of the parts of type listed below, and you will create a Google Drawing that labels each of the parts of type where they appear in your chosen word.
Like this:
For this assignment, you will pick a word that demonstrates all of the parts of type listed below, and you will create a Google Drawing that labels each of the parts of type where they appear in your chosen word.
Like this:
(Source: http://awdsgn.com/classes/fall09/webI/student/trad_mw/becchetti/midterm/pages/anatomy.html)
The above example is more detailed than you need, although it demonstrates the basic presentation.
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Your choice of word must include the following parts of type:
ASCENDER BASELINE CAP HEIGHT COUNTER DESCENDER SERIF STEM X-HEIGHT
Choose your word carefully!
Final Criteria:
Include all eight of the following elements. Think it through before you start your drawing!
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TO HAND IN:
1) Complete your drawing.
2) In Google Classroom, open the TYPOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT link.
3) Complete a daily reflection - Typography
4) "Add" from your Drive your completed Drawing. (ENSURE the document includes your name)
5) Click the "Turn In" button. You're done!
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Your choice of word must include the following parts of type:
ASCENDER BASELINE CAP HEIGHT COUNTER DESCENDER SERIF STEM X-HEIGHT
Choose your word carefully!
Final Criteria:
Include all eight of the following elements. Think it through before you start your drawing!
- Your word must start with a Capital letter and you must choose a Serif font (e.g. Times New Roman).
- Include an ascender/ baseline, cap height, counter, descender, serif font, stem, and x-height
- Include arrows and color circles highlighting areas with labels
- saved on a 8.5" x 11" landscape Google document
- Text font size 60 point (minimum) to 84 point (maximum)
- dotted line for the x-height
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TO HAND IN:
1) Complete your drawing.
2) In Google Classroom, open the TYPOGRAPHY ASSIGNMENT link.
3) Complete a daily reflection - Typography
4) "Add" from your Drive your completed Drawing. (ENSURE the document includes your name)
5) Click the "Turn In" button. You're done!
4) Kinetic Typography
The following video is a fun example of how you can create an animated typography project. "Kinetic" refers to movement; thus movement of type.
The following video is a fun example of how you can create an animated typography project. "Kinetic" refers to movement; thus movement of type.