Next Set of Digital Designs...for TH 09/08




Foregrounding Typeface:

You will create two designs, each 6"x 6" printed on 8.5 x 11 paper on the color laser printer.
These designs should be trimmed to 6" x 6" and posted to the wall in the glass hallway by midnight Wednesday, September 8th. This is also the first digital design for which you must save the original .ai file as part of your your Typography portfolio, turned in on CD at the end of the semester in a folder called "Foregrounding Typeface".

1.Create a 6" x 6" design using a single typeface in 4 point sizes.
Two point sizes must be under 200 and two point sizes must be over 200.
The design must use on of our classic typefaces, three flat colors, and black.
Use no transparency and no filters.
The only word that can appear on the design is the name of the typeface, and this word must appear on the design a minimum of one time.
The entire alphabet must appear on the design in either upper or lower case.
All letterforms must be on a 0-180 degree horizontal baseline.
The background must be white.

2.Create a 6" x 6" design using Helvetica in 4 point sizes.
Two point sizes must be under 200 and two point sizes must be over 200.
The design must use on of our classic typefaces, three flat colors, and black.
Use no transparency and no filters.
The only word that can appear on the design is the name of the typeface, and this word must appear on the design a minimum of one time.
The entire alphabet must appear on the design in either upper or lower case.
All letterforms must be on a 0-180 degree horizontal baseline.
The background must be white.