Assessment for type posters

Type Posters - Deadline: Thurs 24th of October 
When I assess the blog posts for your type poster project, I will be looking for the following:

Development - Initial draft drawing
Experimentation - A few work-in-progress shots of Photoshop (whole screen is best)
Presentation - X-Large images, Concise annotations of your posts - write about what is happening in the post.
Final Designs - Choice of type / image / alignment
Clear images of your final posters
Evaluation - Write a post. what went well? what didn't? what did you enjoy? what didn't you enjoy? How would you change it?

Homework - Choose lyrics.

Over the coming weeks, you will be embarking on a Song Book Illustration Project.  You will be researching existing book layout, developing your own illustration ideas, experimenting with different processes and techniques and finally presenting a finished book. Your book will be at least 8 pages long.

The subject of your book will be illustrations of a song lyric - using the whole or part of a song(s).

Task: Choose a suitable song, (believe me, it takes longer than you think)  If you are struggling to find a whole song, choose 6 or more different ones that you find interesting - and could work well visually.
You don't have to understand what the lyrics are referring to, they could be very vague - the most important thing is that they are creating images in your head.



Post just the lyrics them to your blog before the lesson on Wednesday the 23rd of October. Post title 'Possible Song Book Lyrics'

eTask - Google Map Typography

Task:  Using Google Maps, a keen eye and a lot of patience, create a set of A-Z characters from the shapes that exist in the aerial views.  

Use (cmd ↑ 4) to grab a hot of the screen - this lands on your desktop - and then arrange in neat squares using a  A4 Photoshop doc.

Travel as far and wide as you can!  Why not also look for @£$%^&*?~ etc etc :)

Extension Task - Hand Drawn Type

Your task is to create a 'full character set'.

Now that you have looked at a variety of typeface (font) EXAMPLES, look again at the characters that you have drawn and decide which are 'up to scratch' and those that need replacing with more interesting examples.  If you need to replace the whole 26, then that's fine - improving your skills is always the aim.

Work in black and white and feel free to use differing materials.

When you have them drawn follow the THRESHOLD tutorial and arrange as above.

Then get stuck into the 'colouring type' tutorial below...

Assessment for Business Card Projects

On Thursday the 10th of October at 18:00, I will assess the blog posts for your business card project.

I will be looking for the following:

Development - Initial draft drawing
Experimentation - A few work-in-progress shots of Photoshop (whole screen is best)
Presentation - X-Large images, Concise annotations of your posts - write about what is happening in the post.
Final Design - Choice of type / image / alignment
Clear images of your final card
Evaluation - Write a post. what went well? what didn't? what did you enjoy? what didn't you enjoy? How would you change it?

Working with you type scans

Once you have scanned in your type sketchbook pages, watch either one of the tutorials below depending on whether you scanned a colour page or black and white.

If you have a BLACK & WHITE scan... watch this


If you have a COLOUR scan... watch this

Quote Posters

Task:  For open day, I would like to present a collection of inspirational messages relating to creativity on the RM41 wall.  Using a quote from below (or one that you have researched yourself) and a load of typefaces from Dafont - or your own hand drawn and scanned font - create a beautiful 'type only' poster.  I'll print and laminate the best for the walls.

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” – Pablo Picasso
“Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it” – Salvador Dali
“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people” – Leo Burnett
“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club” – Jack London
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try” – Dr. Seuss
“Creativity is contagious, pass it on” – Albert Einstein
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.- Scott Adams
An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail. - Edwin Land
Creativity makes a leap, then looks to see where it is. - Mason Cooley
I go wherever my creativity takes me. - Lil Wayne
Creativity takes courage. - Henri Matisse
Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it. - Dee Hock
Rule of art: Cant kills creativity! - Camille Paglia
But out of limitations comes creativity. - Debbie Allen