What are the basics of Typography?
Assignments
Project 1: type prototype (Begin sketching during class; complete design due next week). Develop a concept for a new font whose forms relate to an 9 x 9 square grid. Each box in the grid must be either “on” or “off.” You have no curves or true diagonals. Represent the letters A, B, C, P, Q, R, in capitals only. Draw your letterforms on a sheet of graph paper. Consider proportion, weight, and structural features such as height of cross bars, how elements end, how to accommodate curvesand diagonals within the grid of squares, etc. Give your typeface a name.
Supplemental websites to help you: Crash course in Typography, Typography Rules