Art 3907 Typography 2

FINALS

2007-05-06T18:04:38Z

Class,
We will follow the spring exam finals schedule provided by the University. Our final is at the following time:

Art 3907 Typography II
Wednesday May 9th
10:00-11:55am in VKH 131

Projects will be returned.

Please check this schedule if conflicts arise between classes finals schedule.
http://www.d.umn.edu/registrar/regular_spring_exam.htm

Week 8

2007-03-06T19:44:33Z

Assignments
Research Magazine Redesign Project
Monday: Work day
Wednesday: Have read to display your current work on the this project. Work Day.

Readings
Chapter 8 of Stop Stealing Sheep
Chapter 8 of The Elements of Typographic Style

Blog
Blog about a typographer who has created a typeface you use in your work.

Week 7

2007-02-25T21:25:01Z

Assignments
Research Magazine Redesign Project
Monday: Bring in type examples
Wednesday: Working on layout and design

Readings
Chapter 7 of Stop Stealing Sheep
Chapter 7 of The Elements of Typographic Style

Blog
In the future will we have magazines?

Week 6

2007-02-25T21:21:41Z

Assignments
Research Magazine Redesign Project

Readings
Chapter 6 of Stop Stealing Sheep
Chapter 6 of The Elements of Typographic Style

Blog
What have you discovered researching magazines?

Week 5

2007-02-13T02:51:53Z

Assignments
Research Magazine Redesign Project
Self-Portraits Due!!
No Class on Wednesday

Readings
Chapter 5 of Stop Stealing Sheep
Chapter 5 of The Elements of Typographic Style

Blog
Comment on type usage in an ad that you found in your Magazine.

Week 4

2007-02-13T02:44:25Z

Assignments
Introduction to Magazine Redesign Project
Self-Portraits Due

Readings
Chapter 4 of Stop Stealing Sheep
Chapter 4 of The Elements of Typographic Style

Blog
none start researching for the Magazine Redesign.

Week 3

2007-02-01T05:14:28Z

Assignments
Finish on Self-Portrait
Due Monday, February 5th.

Readings
Read chapters 3 of Stop Stealing Sheep
Read chapters 3 of The Elements of Typographic Style

Blog
Find a magazine you like or dislike. Discuss the design and layout of the magazine.

The Rockwell Typeface

2007-01-29T15:25:33Z

Rockwell is a 20th Century slab serif typeface that was designed at the Monotype foundry's in-house design studio in 1934. The typeface consists of a monoweighted stroke and is based on a condensed design known as Litho Antique. Rockwell is mainly used for large-scale display (such as print advertisements) instead of lengthy bodies of text. This typeface was used heavily by companies such as Guinness and and Docklands Light Railway during the 1980's and 90's.

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/mohsx023/mohsx/

Week 2

2007-01-28T19:55:57Z

Assignments
Work on Self-Portrait

Readings
Read chapters 1 & 2 of Stop Stealing Sheep
Read chapters 1 & 2 of The Elements of Typographic Style

Blog
This week find a packaging label that you like and blog or write in your journal about it.

Typeface Research

2007-01-22T09:00:33Z

Frutiger is a sans-serif typeface designed by Adrian Frutiger from Switzerland. Frutiger is a type designer, a writer, and a wood engraver. He was commissioned by the new airport in Roissy, France which needed a new sign system in 1968. Frutiger designed a new typeface for the airport which was originally called Roissy.

Frutiger wanted to design a typeface that related closely to his last typeface, Univers, but wanted to incorporate aspects of Gill Sans. The letters were well suited for the new airport with it's modern and legible appearance at various sizes, angles, and distances.

The typeface was publicly released in 1976 by the Linotype foundry. Frutiger has become a popular typeface in today's advertisement and small print. It was updated with an italic style in 1997 with the name, Frutiger Next that was used for signage in Munich.

My blog

2007-01-17T14:46:50Z

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/disr0004/type2/

Evan Heisler's Blog

2007-01-17T14:44:43Z

Evan has set up his online journal.
See it here

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typefaces and what nots....

2007-01-17T14:25:04Z

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/effi0010/type2/

Login + Week 1

2007-01-17T02:44:46Z

Welcome to Typography 2:

1. To login to the blog go to: http://blog.lib.umn.edu/
2. Post a link to your online journal.