Syllabus Projects Calendar Links
Typography, Art 210, F21: Calendar
Class meets Mondays & Wednesdays from 6-9pm, VAC Rm. 136 Teacher: Kevin O’Neill
Week 1, Aug. 23 & 25
Monday
• Student/teacher intros
• What is type, communication & expression, passing of knowledge
• TypeDogs: A look at how letters are still recognizable despite the variety of fonts.
• Syllabus
• website: kevinoneillart.com
• Intro type symbol (proposal due Wed.)
• Intro Type Tips & Font Design project (1st draft due Sept. 27)
Wednesday
• Type Tips Chapter 1: Definitions (review brief)
• set up document
• grids
• master pages
• style sheets
• Symbol proposal due
• Work on symbols
Week 2, Aug. 30 & Sept. 1
Monday
• Finish Type Tips definitions
• Type Tips anatomy
• Work on symbols
• Go over points, picas, etc.
Wednesday
• Letterpress field trip
• Work on project
• Symbols due Wednesday
• No class on Monday
Week 3, Sept. 6 & 8
Monday
LABOR DAY, NO CLASS
Wednesday
• Critique Symbols
• Intro Timeline Infographic (proposals due Mon.)
• Type Tips chapter 2: Designing With Type
• Work on project
Week 4, Sept. 13 & 15
Monday
• Review proposals
• Work on project
Wednesday
• Type Tips chapter 3: Text Type
• Work on project (due Mon.)
Week 5, Sept. 20 & 22
Monday
• Timeline crit
• Introduce Page Layout
• Demonstrate spot color
• Work on project
• 1st draft of font design due next Monday
Wednesday
• Review roughs
• Type Tips chapter 4: Proofreading
Week 6, Sept. 27 & 29
Monday
• Review type designs
• Work on project (due Wednesday)
• Review offset lithography
Press run CGI video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgxFoawCOGw
Offset printing animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LMU-zB8Sro
Offset printing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vaoGoQfZ_4
Wednesday
• Crit layout project
• Intro Theater Poster project
• Type Tips chapter 5: Type Combos
• Work on project (roughs due Mon.)
Week 7, Oct. 4 & 6
Monday
• Review poster roughs
• Work on project
Wednesday
• Type Tips chapter 6: Reverse Type
• Work on project
Week 8, Oct. 11 & 13
Monday
SPRING BREAK, NO CLASS
Wednesday
• Helvetica movie
• Work on project (due Monday)
• Will review type designs on Monday, Oct. 25
Week 9, Oct. 18 & 20
Monday
• Critique posters
• Intro Cover project (roughs due Mon.)
• Review type technology: TypeTechnology
• Work on project
Wednesday
• Type Tips chapter 7: On Screen Type
• Work on project
Week 10, Oct. 25 & 27
Monday
• Review cover ideas
• Review type designs
• Papyrus video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVhlJNJopOQ
• Work on project
Wednesday
• Type Tips TOC/Interactive
• Interactive buttons in Indesign
• Work on Cover project (due Monday)
Week 11, Nov. 1 & 3
Monday
• Crit Cover
• Introduce Restaurant Websites project (roughs due Monday)
Wednesday
• Type Tips page imposition
• Print & assemble book
Week 12, Nov. 8 & 10
Monday
• Review website ideas
• Work on project
Wednesday
• Go over page imposition
• Add cover to PDF of book & turn in Type Tips project
• Work on project
Week 13, Nov. 15 & 17
Monday
• Review font designs next Monday
• Review storyboards, build template in Illustrator (storyboards due Mon.)
• Animation demo
• Work on project
Wednesday
• Typographer Matthew Carter TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_carter_my_life_in_typefaces?utm_source=email&source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ios-share
• Work on project
Week 14, Nov. 22 & 24
Monday
• Review font designs
• Work on project
• Font Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3k5oY9AHHM&index=40&list=FL_1e12jqquGkLdxqzh486tg
Wednesday
THANKSGIVING BREAK, NO CLASS
Week 15, Nov. 29 & Dec. 1
Monday
• Work on projects
Wednesday
• Work on projects
Week 16, Dec. 6 & 8
Monday
• Critique Restaurant sites
• Work on project
Wednesday
• Critique Font Designs