Typography Intro
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Introduction to typography.
Syllabus Requirements
Understand typographic and word based elements by:
• Understand basic letterform construction and styles.
• Use different type faces and lettering styles to interpret and visually express the meaning of words.
• Use spacing within and between type to affect its readability.
FATSKINNY
peace
Peace
peace
war
War
war
DEATHdeath
Creativity is aboutmaking mistakes.
Grayson Perry.
1. Baseline2. Ascender3. Descender4. Counter (enclosed in the ‘bowls’ of the letter)5. Leading6. Kerning7. Serif (Latin for ‘with tails’)8. Sans Serif (Latin for ‘without tails’)
A C T I V I T YCreate an illustrative
interpretation for FIVE of the given words using a combination of media, materials and techniques.
Scratch urban splatter hairy
Dribble cake food ice
Metal elastic skin crunchy
Lumpy translucent video smudge
Autumn juicy decay smokey
Pierce speed natural rip/tear
Modern mouth monster melting
Wrinkly rusty elaborate wet
Health & Safety ? – Scalpels, scissors, sharp edges on metal, clean clothes
Homework, clean-up and closure of session…