Syllabus Projects Links Calendar
ART 405 Advanced Typography, Calendar
Week 1, Aug. 27 & 29
Monday
- Student/teacher intros
- Intro: what is type, communication & expression, passing of knowledge
- Syllabus
- website: kevinoneillart.com
- Type illustration of person, place or thing
- Intro Way Finding (Idea for institution due Wed.)
- Intro to Font Design: Identify type of font Wed. next week
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Single character
- Review Way Finding ideas
- Begin Corporate Report: Devise page grid, flow 1st page
- Work on Way Finding (roughs due next Wed.)
Week 2, Sept. 3 & 5
Monday
HOLIDAY, NO CLASS
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Single character
- Review Font Design decisions (h, o, p, x due next Wed.)
- Work on Corporate Report
- Review Way Finding roughs, work on project
Week 3, Sept. 10 & 12
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Multiple characters (initials)
- Work on Way Finding
- Demo type to paths, 3D, brush strokes
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Multiple characters (date)
- Work on Corporate Report
- Review Font Design characters (numbers due in 2 weeks)
- Work on Way Finding
Week 4, Sept. 17 & 19
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Single word
- Work on Way Finding (Due Wed.)
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Single word
- Work on Corporate Report
- Critique Way Finding
- Introduce Invitation (roughs due Monday)
- Font number designs due next Wed.
Week 5, Sept. 24 & 26
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Single word
- Review Invitation roughs
- Work on Invitations
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Single word
- Work on Corporate Report
- Review Font Design numbers (rest of alphabet due in 3 weeks)
- Work on Invitations
Week 6, Oct. 1 & 3
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Short phrase
- Work on Invitations
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Short phrase
- Finish Corporate Reports (critique on Monday)
- Introduce Venue Schedule, set up formats for print & mobile
- Work on Invitations
Week 7, Oct. 8 & 10
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Short phrase
- Critique Corporate Reports
- Work on Invitations (due Wed.)
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Short phrase
- Critique Invitations
- Intro Illustrated Initial Caps (roughs due Wed.)
- Work on Venue Schedule
Week 8, Oct. 15 & 17
Monday
HOLIDAY, NO CLASS
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Fill shape
- Work on Venue Schedule
- Work on Initial Caps, review roughs
- Review Font Design alphabets
Week 9, Oct. 22 & 24
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Fill shape
- Work on Initial Caps
- Field trip on Wed.
Wednesday
- Field trip to U of S type exhibit
- Hand-lettering exercise: Fill shape
- Work on Venue Schedule
- Work on Initial Caps
Week 10, Oct. 29 & 31
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Halloween theme
- Work on Initial Caps (due Wed.)
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Halloween theme
- Critique Initial Caps
- Introduce City Posters (roughs due Monday)
- Work on Venue Schedule
Week 11, Nov. 5 & 7
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Dimension
- Work on City Posters (review roughs)
- Review Font Design alphabets
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Dimension
- Finish Venue Schedules (critique on Monday)
- Work on City Posters
Week 12, Nov. 12 & 14
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Dimension
- Critique Venue Schedules
- Work on City Posters (Due Wed.)
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Styles (ornamental, block, script, etc.)
- Critique City Poster
- Intro Animation project
- Review storyboards, build template in Illustrator (storyboards due Mon.)
Week 13, Nov. 19 & 21
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Styles (ornamental, block, script, etc.)
- Review storyboards
- Work on Animation
- Work on Fonts
Wednesday
HOLIDAY, NO CLASS
Week 14, Nov. 26 & 28
Monday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Color (Can revisit earlier exercises)
- Work on Animation
- Work on Fonts
Wednesday
- Hand-lettering exercise: Color (Can revisit earlier exercises)
- Work on Animation
- Review Font Design alphabets (Due in 2 weeks)
Week 15, Dec. 3 & 5
Monday
- Work on Animation
- Work on Fonts
Wednesday
- Work on Animation
- Work on Fonts
Week 16, Dec. 10 & 12
Monday
- Work on Animation (due Wed.)
- Work on Fonts
Wednesday
• Final critiques: Animation & Fonts