Sunday, October 20, 2013

Book 2


A work in progress, an experimental play format.

Using the InDesign template on the moodle, ʻfolded booklet spread.inddʼ create 3 alternative
layouts for your 1000 words. *
Consider the following
  1. Margins and columns for your page layout
  2. Typeface
  3. Point size
  4. Leading
  5. Do images and text interact (Yes or No, and why)
  6. Does colour play a role in your piece (Yes or No, and why)









Book 1

A work in progress, the classic play format.
Using the InDesign template on the moodle, ʻfolded booklet spread.inddʼ create 3 alternative
layouts for your 1000 words. *
Consider the following
  1. Margins and columns for your page layout
  2. Typeface
  3. Point size
  4. Leading
  5. Do images and text interact (Yes or No, and why)
  6. Does colour play a role in your piece (Yes or No, and why) 










Thursday, October 17, 2013

Typography

My midterm typography is based off of the short play Sure Thing by David Ives.  Below are all of my letters put together on Adobe Indesign.  The second picture is my typeface at work spelling out the name of the play.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Typography Week 1

Design Principles
Project 4

Design your own typography based on your 300 word piece.

300 Word Piece:

ALL IN THE TIMING
            SURE THING
            DAVID IVES

Bill: You just can’t hang a sign on a person.
Betty: Absolutely.  I’ll bet you’re a Scorpio.
(Many bells ring.)
Listen, I was headed to the movies after I finished this section. Would you like to come along?
Bill: That sounds like fun. What’s playing?
Betty: A couple of really early Woody Allen movies.
Bill: Oh.
Betty: You don’t like Woody Allen?
Bill: Sure. I like Woody Allen.
Betty: But you’re not crazy about Woody Allen.
Bill: Those early ones kind of get on my nerves.
Betty: Uh-huh.
(Bell.)
Bill: Y’know I was headed to the –
Betty (simultaneously): I was thinking about –
Bill: I’m sorry.
Betty: No, go ahead.
Bill: I was going to say that I was headed to the movies in a little while, and …
Betty: So was I.
Bill: The Woody Allen festival?
Betty: Just up the street.
Bill: Do you like the early ones?
Betty: I think anybody who doesn’t ought to be run off the planet.
Bill: How many times have you seen Bananas?
Betty: Eight times.
Bill: Twelve. So are you still interested? (Long pause.)
Betty: Do you like Entenmann’s crumb cake…?
Bill: Last night I went out at two in the morning to get one.  Did you have an Etch-a-Sketch as a child?
Betty: Yes! And do you like Brussels sprouts? (Pause.)
Bill: No, I think they’re disgusting!
Betty: They are disgusting!
Bill: Do you still believe in marriage in spite of current sentiments against it?
Betty: Yes
Bill: And Children?
Betty: Three of them.
Bill: Two girls and a boy.
Betty: Harvard, Vassar and Brown.
Bill: And will you love me forever?
Betty: Yes.
Bill: Do you still want to go to the movies?
Betty: Sure thing.
Bill and Betty (together): Waiter!
BLACKOUT


Beginning Typography













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Learning Colour

Design Principles
Project 3

Use the following terms to guide colour experimentation (primary colours, secondary colours, complementary colours, analogous colour, neutral colours, dominant warm, dominant cool, saturated colour, muted colour, accent colour). This is an iterative process where you will use one image in a range of ways to compare and contrast the implications that colour has on the composition.

Secondary Colours

Accent Colour

Dominant Warm

Muted Colours

Neutral Colours

Primary Colours

Saturated Colours

Dominant Cool

Complementary Colours

Analogous Colours

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Learning Adobe Illustrator

Design Principles
Project 2

Use simple shapes to represent the subject matter represented. Apply different shades of grey to shapes and areas to create the necessary tonal contrast. 












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