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DOCUMENT
Documentation
helps ensure consent
and expectations. It
is important to record
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DOCUMENT EXPERIMENT
Documentation An experiment is a
helps ensure consent method carried out
and expectations. It to support, refute, or
is important to record validate a hypothesis.
information that can Experiments vary
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Unit 1
Research &
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Introduction:
This unit is designed to develop your approach They will also equip you with an advanced
to research methods and design development, contextual understanding of visual
promoting a personal style or stance to your communication practice as preparation for your
engagement with communication problems. potential progression to further postgraduate
masters level or specialist professional practice.You
You will use this unit to engage with research
will investigate how design practitioners have used
methods and understand its relationship to the
visual research and communication theories in
design process. Your findings will be applied
their work and apply this learning to your design
through projects in the Design Resolution unit.
process.
The activities you will engage in are designed to
help you improve your ability to recognise and The unit is underpinned through your critical
identify design problems; establishing the detailed assessment of the knowledge and skills you have
requirements associated with a client (including acquired through learning at undergraduate level
self-authorship) briefing and audience/user or through equivalent experience.
reception and perception.
This unit is designed to develop your approach They will also equip you with an advanced
to research methods and design development, contextual understanding of visual
promoting a personal style or stance to your communication practice as preparation for your
engagement with communication problems. potential progression to further postgraduate
masters level or specialist professional practice.You
You will use this unit to engage with research
will investigate how design practitioners have used
methods and understand its relationship to the
visual research and communication theories in
design process. Your findings will be applied
their work and apply this learning to your design
through projects in the Design Resolution unit.
process.
The activities you will engage in are designed to
help you improve your ability to recognise and The unit is underpinned through your critical
identify design problems; establishing the detailed assessment of the knowledge and skills you have
requirements associated with a client (including acquired through learning at undergraduate level
self-authorship) briefing and audience/user or through equivalent experience.
reception and perception.
Task 01: Hand rendering your name Task 02: Geometric analysis of letters
Choose a typeface from the sheets provided. Try to choose Draw the lowercase alphabet freehand on the supplied
one that reflects something about yourself; consider how template. The height of the centre square represents the
typefaces embody different references – modernist, linear, x-height. The square above should contain the extent of the
elegant, clean, functional, official, informal, personal, ascender and the square below, the extent of the descender.
irregular, simple, complex, etc. Draw a baseline and trace your You are to place emphasis on the geometric quality of the
first name. Draw another baseline underneath and trace your letter. Perform the same exercise for the uppercase alphabet
second name. Consider your choice of font and how it affects using the centre square as the capital height.
the shape of your name. You will have to determine the overall
space between the letters. This is called tracking. The space
between the lines is called leading or line space. Kerning is
the individual space between pairs of letters. Is it necessary
to kern any of the letter spaces? What happens if ascenders
and descenders are stacked on top of each other? How would
changes in leading affect this space? What else can you
observe from this exercise?
• Develop skills of research, • Critically evaluate, • To assess critically • Identify visual associations
organisation and analysis to articulate and sustain historical, contemporary; inherent to a range of media
support practical resolutions complex arguments social and cultural references and demonstrate how they
and meet the needs of visual related to your approach and theoretical contexts might be applied in solving
communication problems; to communication design; in investigating visual visual communication
(Research, Analysis) (Subject Knowledge, communication problems; problems. (Experimentation,
Communication and (Subject Knowledge) Technical Competence)
Presentation)
• Develop skills of research, • Critically evaluate, • To assess critically • Identify visual associations
organisation and analysis to articulate and sustain historical, contemporary; inherent to a range of media
support practical resolutions complex arguments social and cultural references and demonstrate how they
and meet the needs of visual related to your approach and theoretical contexts might be applied in solving
communication problems; to communication design; in investigating visual visual communication
(Research, Analysis) (Subject Knowledge, communication problems; problems. (Experimentation,
Communication and (Subject Knowledge) Technical Competence)
Presentation)
It should include research Consider historical and Experiment using various Design is an iterative
into type classification contemporary contexts in media, materials and process; testing or validating
systems and how the formal your further explorations. processes. is an essential part of the
qualities of a typeface are design process. Hence,
designed to express different evaluate the outcome and
messages in different submit the result.
environments.
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Anatomy of Typography
Typefaces, like most things, are made up of constituent
parts. The characteristics of these parts give typefaces their
character.
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Task 01: Hand rendering your name elegant, clean, functional, official, informal, personal,
Choose a typeface from the sheets provided. Try to choose irregular, simple, complex, etc. Draw a baseline and trace your
one that reflects something about yourself; consider how first name.
typefaces embody different references – modernist, linear,
Task 03: Parts of a letter part differs across various typefaces and fonts. Focus in on
Using the handout that shows parts of a letter and the type your chosen letter part and devise ways in which you can
sheets provided, identify a letter part that interests you – for visually communicate your findings.
instance the counter. Now try to explore how that specific
Found alphabets,
a practical typography
exercise.
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My intention was to design a highly flexible system while Greta Sans was conceived by Peter Biľak
also ensuring that the resulting shapes were not just designed & produced together with
compromises, but maintained the strong personality of the Nikola Djurek.
Greta San typeface.
Typography rules
and terms every designer
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Typography rules
and terms every designer
must know.
Font selection
Font design is a long and involved process. Typefaces are The best, professionally designed fonts come with various
created by crafts people over a substantial period, using weights and styles to form a complete family with alternate
talent honed over many years. glyphs to add character and variety to typesetting.
Size
All typefaces are not created equal. Some are fat and wide; The most common method used to measure type is the point
some are thin and narrow. So words set in different typefaces system. One point is 1/72 inch. 12 points make one pica, a unit
can take up a very different amount of space on the page. used to measure column widths.
When pairing different typefaces, it’s generally wise to use
those that share a similar x-height.
If all the type within a layout looks the same, it’s difficult to Size is not the only way to define hierarchy – it can also be
know which is the most important information. Size is one key achieved with colour, spacing and weight.
way in which typographers create hierarchy and guide their
readers. Headings are usually large, sub-headings are smaller,
and body type is smaller still.
Typeface - Font
Typeface - Font
Fonts weights
Typographic alignment
Readability
Readability
Small caps
Kerning
Tracking
Line lenght
Rivers
Rags
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of Typographic Designers
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Background
Typography is a fundamental component of visual communication. It is an important design skill. The project workshop provides an introduction to typeface classification (the different types of type), the formal
qualities of typography, choosing a typeface (and why), the geometry of a letter and an introduction to the specialist language of
typography.
Choose a typeface from the sheets provided. Try to choose one that reflects something about yourself; consider how typefaces embody different references – modernist, linear, elegant, clean, functional, official,
informal, personal, irregular, simple, complex, etc. Draw a baseline and trace your first name. Draw another baseline underneath and trace your second name. Consider your choice of font and
how it affects the shape of your name. You will have to determine the overall space between the letters. This is called tracking. The space between the lines is called leading or line space. Kerning is the individual
space between pairs of letters. Is it necessary to kern any of the letter spaces? What happens if ascenders and descenders are stacked on top of each other? How would changes in leading affect
this space? What else can you observe from this exercise?
Draw the lowercase alphabet freehand on the supplied template. The height of the centre square represents the x-height. The square above should contain the extent of the ascender and the square below, the extent
of the descender. You are to place emphasis on the geometric quality of the letter. Perform the same exercise for the uppercase alphabet using the centre square as the capital height.
Using the handout that shows parts of a letter and the type sheets provided, identify a letter part that interests you – for instance the counter. Now try to explore how that specific part differs across various typefaces
and fonts. Focus in on your chosen letter part and devise ways in which you can visually communicate your findings. You might want to place your ‘part’ in a square so you can compare like for like. Alternatively,
you could use tracing paper overlays or colour to explore differences.
The School of Life produces a set of aphorisms (http://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/twentyaphorisms/) Using your acquired knowledge of type classification choose four contrasting aphorisms and express the
meaning of the words through four different typefaces from four different classifications e.g. serif, sans serif, slab serif and modern. Consider a contrast between display typography exhibiting the form of the letters
with a more detailed understanding of ascenders, descenders, x-heights, baselines, serifs, sans serifs,
upper and lower case. You should show a progression of visual tests and
experiments that communicate how you have chosen to explore this challenge.
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Part 3 Typographic Hierarchy
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Assignment criteria/format:
Unit 1 Research, analysis and development work to be documented in the Research and Development submission. It should include research into type classification systems and how the formal qualities of a typeface
are designed to express different messages in different environments. Consider historical and contemporary contexts in your further explorations. Experiment using various media, materials and processes. Occa-
sionally break out of the sketchbook and consider scale.