Monthly Archives: January 2014

Here are some more PDF files:  Download Formal Attributes and   Download Parts of letters.

  apex: the peak of the uppercase letter A   arm: a projecting horizontal stroke that is unattached on one or both ends, such as the           letters T and E   ascender: a stroke on a lowercase form that rises above the meanline   bowl: a curved stroke enclosing the counterform of a letter.  An exception would be the            bottom of the lower case roman “g” which is called a loop   counter: the negative space that is full or partially enclosed by a letterform   crossbar:  the horizontal stroke connecting two sides of a letter. (e, H, A) or bisecting the             main stroke (t,f)   descender: stroke on a lowercase letter that falls below the baseline   ear: a small stroke the projects from the upper right side of the lowercase roman”g”   hairline: the thinnest stroke within a typeface has strokes of varying weights   leg: the lower diagonal stroke of the letter K   link: the stroke the connects the bowl and the loop of the lowercase roman g   serifs: short strokes that extent form and at an angle to the upper and lower ends of the             major strokes of a letterform   shoulder: a curved stroke projecting from the stem.   stem: a major vertical or diagonal stroke in the letter form.   … Read More →

Here is file Download Type anatomy and here is Download Typeface_anatomy 2 two.

Here is an article I would like read.  Here it is:  Download 16_enoughsaid

Form development/creation for redesign Letterforms are the basic language of typography: these visual signs serve as device that help thoughts become visible.  Today there is great emphasis placed upon the experimentation and exploration of typographic design.  The artist/designer should become sensitive to characteristics and intricacies of letterforms design.   In this problem we will look at … Read More →

Over the past several years we have seen words become more physical, more embodied, more pictorial. Typography serves to attract attention, interpret content, set a mood or establish and identity for an institution.   Each typeface in turn has it’s own unique texture and tone.   As designers we need to examine it s inner parts … Read More →

Using whatever means you have access to generate letterforms: Found in a magazine/newspaper, rubbings, use of a camera, computer generated etc. I would like you to create a typographic introduction of yourself.  This pieces should include your name and something of interest you would like to mention about your self (15-30 words).  This piece should be … Read More →

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Connect to the server and use this address to connect to my computer: OP122701  Login on as a guest. Go to Folder Art 220.  

  The outside of the process book should have your name, class and what section #.     Need to be organized, clear sleeves is one way to do this but you can 3 hole punch as well. Do not stack mutipule sheets in a sleeve, 2 max. This shows the discription of the project. … Read More →