WEEK 1 (MAY 20)
Monday
Course introduction
Syllabus overview
Presentation: Case Studies (You Will Learn This)
Useful translations
Presentation: Design: What is it?
Presentation: Anatomy of the Letter
Video:Punchcutter
Share the fonts / Type exam (last week)
Fonts: pretty ones and less pretty ones
Wednesday
Presentation of homework (first step, * * * * DUE FRIDAY * * * *)
InDesign Teachings
Notions:
looking at an English text: basics
approach the blank page (page composition)
paper format and binding
start a new InDesign file (typography MUST be in InDesign)
units: picas/points/cm/inches
setup your rulers
Notions: Choose a typeface
size (font-size) on a grid
leading (line-height)
weight (font-weight)
How to setup inDesign in order to properly print at scale
Notions:
kerning, tracking (letter-space)
word-space
justified text, ragged text (align left)
color of the text (gray)
InDesign styles
How to make a layout and a grid?
grid (margins /columns /gutters)
master pages
page numbers
Fonts: pretty ones and less pretty ones
Presentation: Typographic examples
Work in class
Homework
Place a text block on the page in a place you deem suitable
Pick your chosen typeface and adapt it to the text block
Only choose one paragraph from the original text
Work on your text block
Delivery Friday: one print-out at scale, and one pdf at the right size.
Friday
Deliver first text bloc on one-pager to the professor
Corrections in class
Homework
Over the weekend: correct your design according to feedback
Add page numbers