COMD2327 – Week5

On September 30, 2015, in Week5, by Genevieve HItchings

Agenda

Homework DUE

  • I am still missing several of your ‘final – edited’ Urban Legend story. It MUST be saved in the week3 folder in dropbox ASAP.
  • 6 photographs (if I did not get yours from last week please post). Each photo should show one example of a bad use of type based on the week2 and week3 definition of terms handouts. For example find an example of bad kerning. Or an example of a neglected widow in some body copy. Please post image with caption to your Openlab page and send me the link to the comments section of week3 of this blog.
  • Type booklet assignments #4.

Lecture

  • Here is a great resource for everything you need to know about type: http://www.thinkingwithtype.com by Ellen Lupton
  • Continue to look at examples in magazines and newspapers

Handouts

Lab

  • Time to work on Assignment 3, 4 and 5

Homework

  • Please read: http://www.thinkingwithtype.com/contents/grid/
  • Work on Assignment#5 See handout above.
    Here are the list of stories to go with exercises #11-15:
    11. Mulan by Shanyia Knibbs
    12. Dancing With the Devil by Charlene Chen
    13. The Five Chinese Brothers by Hailey Kohler
    14. The Story of Helios by Angel Caquias
    15. The Crow and the Pitcher by Alexander Johnson

Edited stories based on comments you received should be saved into dropbox folder – week3. Please do so immediately if you have not already.

 

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