Thinking Conceptually

4/27  Select a social/political issue, gather research
5/9    3 different sketches due for selection of one
5/16  Refined design due
5/23  Printed poster due -- last class at Visual Asylum 

Object To Mark

4/25  Select photo
4/25  Begin simplifying
5/4    Draft for criteria with group
5/9    Refined image due
5/16  Final due

Interlocking Pattern

Grid Typeface

Layers

Thursday bring in collage (take photo) made out of 4-5 different colors of tissue paper. In class we will translate digitally and work on 7 additional compositions using the same colors, exploring transparency and layers.

Hierarchy + Typography

Design Problem: Hierarchy

1. Choose a typeface (Helvetica, Clarendon, Bodoni etc), research the font, gather the following information: Name of font, designer, set of characters (or full alphabet), year created and descriptive or historical text.
2. Using that content design a poster for the typeface. Using scale, layout, hierarchy
See smaples pg 134
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Hierarchy Lesson

https://www.lynda.com/Design-Typography-tutorials/Creating-hierarchy-using-position/133327/156591-4.html

Setting Priorities
Positioning
Size
Weight
Color
Contrast
Orientation

"type furniture"

Creative Inspirations: Kit Hinrichs

Please write a summary of the Video interview with design legend, Kit Hinrichs.

Cropping Images

Write a summary from your notes on the video lesson we watched in class on cropping images.

Hard Crop
Soft Crop
Split Crop
Stickout Crop
The Knockout Crop
False Crop
Shape Crop

Border Play