Overview 20150928
Transcript of Overview 20150928
RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION CHEATING
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Quiz Announcements Presentation: Ray Atnip Objectives Swashes, Ligatures,
and Ornaments! Oh, my!
WILIST ~~10-minute
Break~~
Objectives Preview/apply CD
tools Work period Design My Sign 20-min. Challenge WILIST Homework this week
Quiz Practice collaborative test taking Encourage people to be on time without punishing
Poet Laureate Park Dedication Wed. 4:30 – 6:30pm, 2901 Truxel Road
Email Tanya Hanrihan, [email protected] Thursday, 10/1, from 8 – 9am, from 1 – 1:30pm Friday, 10/2, from 7 – 8am, from 1pm – as long as
you can until finished Saturday, 10/3 – Maker Faire Sign-up sheets have been posted!
BEFORE AFTER
Presentation by Ray Atnip
Identify special typographic features Small caps, initial caps Oldstyle figures, em dash, en dash, and
hyphen Ornaments, picture fonts Ligatures and swashes
Determine appropriate use of each in a text design
Not all typefaces are created equal What’s in a typeface?
ABC abc 123 !@#
What else? ¡ ™ £ Œ ∑ ´ ⁄ € ‹
Expert Sets may include: Small Caps Oldstyle Figures Titling Caps Ligatures Swash Characters Em dashes Ornaments
Capital letters Size of lowercase letters
Design choice Titles Paragraph first line Acronyms (FBI, ABC,
SLO) AM and PM
Avoid faking SMALL CAPS Not easier to read than
ALL CAPS
Large, ornate letters at the beginning of the first paragraph
Guide reader to start point Baseline of initial
cap aligns with one baseline of text
Use sparingly
Lining figures are standard-sized numbers (at left) Look too large when placed in paragraph of text
Oldstyle figures have ascenders and descenders Fit in paragraph like lowercase letters
Hyphen Breaks a word at the
end of the line En Dash
Indicates duration Does not get a space
on either side of it Em Dash
Sets off a phrase More emphatic than a
comma No space before or
after
Decorations Set text apart Use in a row to create
a border Easy to use — Font
Resize or adjust spacing
Use as bullet in list Corner pieces to
suggest frame Easy to over-use
Beautiful Floral Ornamentshttp://fontsi.com/beautiful-floral-ornaments/
Pictures that act like fonts Use in many ways
Logos Icons Symbols
Can be fun or serious Use like ornaments
and dingbats Can be easy to
over-useEF Ethno Fonthttp://www.identifont.com/similar?6CN
Single characters that combine 2 or more characters f + i or f + l –
common Problem – 2
characters run into each other but look wrong moved farther apart
It is what it sounds like Adds interest Can add elegance
Difficult to read if over-used Titles only, not text Not every letter
Add to empty space only Can create balance
Expert Sets of typeface include more than alpha-numeric characters
Using extra characters can improve the look of text, make it look more stylish or professional
Changing the shape of characters can add interest or style
Using any of these methods too much or incorrectly can spoil the whole piece
Alter characters in order to add interest or style to text or make it more readable and legible
Develop methods to choose a typeface that is appropriate to the project
Make adjustments to text spacing and characteristics to improve design aesthetics, readability, and legibility
Nodes Adding, deleting, moving Changing node characteristics Using node handles
What To Do If Your Design Is DoneHelp others with their designsWork on notebookCreate another designDo homework
“I want you to make a metal sign for my business.”
Ask questions to find out what the typeface needs to do for readers
Try out different typefaces, research online, look at similar projects for ideas
Modify letters to make a standard text look special
CORELDRAW TOOLS & TECHNIQUES COURSE CONCEPTS
Corel Draw Tips & Tricks Adding Nodes and more
Corel Draw Tips & Tricks Working with nodes 2
Torchmate CAD Kerf Width Compensation Male Tool Path Getting .DXF files from
other CAD programs cut ready part 1
…And part 2