First Assignment and Thinking With Type

project one: type specimen book

research:
1) purchase ellen lupton’s book “thinking with type” and read it!
2) thorough understanding and application of the first two chapters, “letter” and “text” due 9.8, 9.10.
3) here’s a link to some of her students’ projects.
go there. download her students’ pdfs. have a look.

You can purchase Thinking with Type on Amazon or pick it up from Barnes and Noble or the Strand.

here's a link to the website for the book!



process:
1) design a sixteen page signature using twelve typefaces not found on your computer.
2) choose three serif display faces, three sans serif display faces, three serif text faces, three sans serif text faces.
3) use a text from a short story, part of a novel, long poem, or other text of your choice.
4) set (and kern properly) display faces and text blocks
5) be inventive with the form and binding of your signature

examples:

Check out David Barlow's Type Bureau Type Specimen book. Download it for your self and study it!!


student examples: