My type
My type
ATELIER
Items in this lesson
My type
ATELIER
What do you think of when you see this?
Drag and Drop
Monks writing books 500 - 1440 AD
Early Greek Alphabet 800 BCE
Italian carving on stone 100 BCE
Egyptian writing on papyrus 2500 BCE
Early Greek Alphabet 800 BCE
Egyptian writing on papyrus 2500 BCE
Italian carving on stone 100 BCE
Monks writing books 500 - 1440 AD
Evolution in writing ->
What was the first printed book?
BOOK PRINTING
1st book = The Gutenberg Bible
15th century
Johannes Gutenberg
TYPOGRAPHY
τυπος (typos) = impression, form, dent
γραφειν (graphia) = writing
Book printing at Plantin Moretus
Sort these from writer to reader
How are books made today?
BOOK PRINTING NOW
OFFSET Printing
Prepress
fonts - graphic design
Printing
4 colour - sheets or rolls
Finishing
gathering - sewing
cutting - glueing
What is your favourite book?
Where do you see fonts every day?
What is your favourite font?
Font choice matters
Which font looks more modern?
Times New Roman
Aptos
Write a pangram.
= a sentence that uses all the letters of the alphabet
3
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00
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Font detectives
Work in pairs or individually
Tasks:
Look at different fonts
Choose 3 fonts you like
Answer:
Write down the name
What does the font look like?
Where would you use it?
Place a visual of the chosen fonts
Template - Smartschool
Go to -> myfonts.com
5
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Font detectives
Tasks:
Look at different fonts
Choose 3 fonts you like
Answer:
Write down the name
What does the font look like?
Where would you use it?
Place a visual of the chosen fonts
Template - Smartschool
The style of the letter
FONTS
The design of letters
TYPOGRAPHY
Fontstruct
Have a look at this website:
During the next lesson we will
create our own font via this tool.
Have a look at the gallery.
Find some inspiration.
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