Week 3
Monday * Jan. 22
TOPIC Typography and design
DUE 6 p.m. (in class): Exercise 2 (to prepare, review your Photoshop skills -- and read the assigned text -- and oh, DO READ the exercise description before class!)
READ White, pp. 103 - 135
You can count on having a quiz today. It will be about the reading assigned for today (above). Pay close attention to each illustration and caption in the pages assigned.
REVIEW Holzschlag, Chapter 9
This reading is relevant to your next assignment. It will not be covered in the quiz.
Photoshop and Typography * * *
If your Photoshop skills need work:
- Type Right for a Pro Look
- Customizing Text
- Tutorials: Text Effects
- Type Graphics (about antialiasing)
Text Specifications * * *
Some additional information and links are available on the Type resources page.
This excellent multi-part article about how to use type online is lengthy and comprehensive: