Five 1-Week Assignment Ideas

If you're looking for more assignment options, or just want something quick to do while working on an ongoing project, here are some ideas for fast, 1-week jobs:

1) 10 second motion graphics piece,

use imovie if you don't know after effects or final cut.

must have typography and be ABOUT SOMETHING.

2) MAKE a show of your design work--in a local gallery, restaurant, bar, space, your apartment, your dorm room.

make posters, invitations, and tickets for the event.

invite at least ten of your peers, not including your parents, siblings, me, or tas.

they are welcome to come also, but do not count as part of the (at least) ten invitees.

get feedback.

document.

present the event with accompanying invites, posters, tickets, documentation as a piece in your portfolio.

3) photo shoot.

must be ABOUT SOMETHING.

layout with typography explaining what you did and why.

4) take a word and an image, combine in a 18" x 24" poster. make it interesting.

5) portfolio design

Naked Coke Can

Designer Harc Lee has created a “naked” Coca Cola can that forfeits Coke’s typical bold red and white stripes in favor of au naturale silver. The aluminum can is created without using any paints or dyes, and stands to greatly reduce pollution and energy use associated with producing and recycling soda cans.

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Great Ideas

You've all seen these but worth taking another look!

Penguin Great Ideas series:

Typography Lessons Online!

thanks to Karen Hsin for this great typography resource!

Website for a class by Todd Roeth at Marietta College in Ohio.

Look along the links at the right for lessons on anatomy, hierarchy, grids, logotype design and more.

Welcome to GRPH 210: Typography

I'll add this to the resource links on the side too, so you can find again easily.

All Things Typographic 3/10

thanks to Ilene Strizver for this edition of All Things Typographic

Spring forward with type! -- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer -- Underlining Text -- Know Your Type: Cheltenham -- Daily Drop Cap -- Typographic Tattoos -- Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization -- The Type Studio now on Twitter

TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. Is there a way to compensate for what happens to type when it's printed on different papers, especially on newsprint? Check it out... Q. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of blogs, forums, and Web sites devoted to typography. Wanna know my favorites? Check it out...

Underlining Text ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the world of digital typesetting, underlining is rarely used to emphasize text. This treatment is a holdover from typewriter days, when it was the only way to highlight text. Today, italics and/or boldface are commonly used to add emphasis, depending on the context and desired degree of attention. But there are still some instances where underlining (also called underscoring) is an effective and attractive way to emphasize text. It can add an appealing design element and is useful for type of all sizes, including: headers and footers, headlines and subheads, pull quotes, and important callouts in body text. Read on...

Know Your Type: Cheltenham ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue was known for his involvement in the gothic revival at the turn of the 20th century, designing countless churches and buildings, including the Nebraska State Capitol and the Los Angeles Public Library. But before that, he designed a typeface - Cheltenham. Designed by an architect, and known today as the face of The New York Times, Cheltenham is the seventh installment in the IDSGN Know your type series. Check it out...

Daily Drop Cap ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jessica Hische is a talented, young typographer and illustrator working in Brooklyn, New York who is rather obsessed with type, in the most decorative of ways. Daily Drop Cap is a project she started in September of 2009 in which she illustrates a decorative letter every day (or at least every work day). The project will continue for approximately twelve alphabets, and the caps are available for non-commercial use as drop caps on your personal blog. Read on...

Typographic Tattoos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Body Type (and Body Type 2), by Ina Saltz, is an eye-opening look into the amazingly creative ways that tattoo artists are utilizing typography. Twenty-six alphabetical characters might not seem like much to work with, but a look through these photographs reveals the contrary. Take a look...

Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In today's competitive market, you need all the edge you can get. Whether you are a student or a professional, having strong typographic skills should be at the top of your list. Bring Gourmet Typography Training right to your company, school or organization! Workshops are customized for groups of any size and designed to fit your specific needs. Sessions are scheduled for your convenience - daytime, evenings or weekends. We will design a program customized for your particular requirements. SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES: Special pricing, call 203.227.5929 Call with FONcall™ 203.227.5929 Connecting... Connected! Error: could not place call bug? for details. "I found your class to be the missing link in the field of graphic design. I have had type classes before and the content is mostly about the structure of fonts, word usage style and then how to see type as a design element. Very important classes, but not all inclusive. Having been in the field for over 16 years, I was surprised how much I learned and some of the practical information about what to do with fonts. Thanks again!" For more info, click here or call 203.227.5929.

The Type Studio now on Twitter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes, I gave in to Twitter pressure. It's no longer your teenager's social networking tool, but a valuable source of education and information for students, educators and professionals of all kinds. Follow me at Twitter for the best of typographic rants, raves, reviews, and releases.

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Contest: Design a Poster About Women's Issues

From GOOD magazine and the Daily Beast, a contest to design a poster about women's issues that will be shown at the Women in the World summit next week. Read on:

Next week, from March 12-14, The Daily Beast will be hosting the Women in the World summit, bringing out some big names in politics—Hillary Clinton, Valerie Jarrett, Madeleine Albright—as well as activists, journalists and thought leaders of all stripes. The goal? To address some of the key global challenges facing women today, from sex trafficking to child marriage to rape in war zones. Always ones to get behind a great idea, GOOD has teamed up with The Daily Beast team for a contest, and we need your help.

Read more: http://www.good.is/post/contest-design-a-poster-about-women-s-issues/#ixzz0harTM1BT
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial
GOOD is hiring check for job listings here

the OBJECTIVE

Bring attention to one of three critical issues facing women across the globe—human trafficking, childhood marriage, and childhood obesity—through a creative and unique public-awareness campaign poster.

the ASSIGNMENT

Using design, photography, illustration, collage, or just a really nicely chosen font and phrase, design a public-awareness campaign poster to bring awareness to these overlooked issues: childhood marriage, human trafficking, and childhood obesity.

the INSPIRATION

There's a great tradition of public awareness campaigns, from the suffrage movement, to the war effort. How can we best raise awareness about these key issues? To put things into perspective, here are some facts at a glance:

Trafficking

—Sex trafficking is the world’s third largest black market industry, behind drugs and weapons.

—The UN estimates that 12.3 million people live in forced labor the world over.

—The State Department says as many as 800,000 victims are trafficked across international borders each year, a number that’s grown with the recession.

Child marriage

—Ending child marriage is a stated UN priority.

—UNICEF estimates that over 64 million women ages 20–24 were married before the age of 18.

—Contraception is still hard to come by or frowned upon in large parts of the developing world.

Childhood obesity

—Michelle Obama has made battling the epidemic in the United States a national priority.

—More than $150 billion is spent every year in the Unites States fighting obesity-related illnesses.

—Poor neighborhoods can be "food deserts," withlittle access to nutritious, low-fat food. Obesity disproportionately affects the poor and people of color.

the REQUIREMENTS

—Create a campaign poster about one of these three key issues.

—Include a brief statement about your approach.

—Send us a hi-res digital image of your submission.

—Be creative!

the SUBMISSION

Send your submissions to projects(at)goodinc(dot)com, with "Women in the World Campaign" as your subject line. Every submission will be posted, and the winner in each of the three categories will be announced on Monday, March 15 and featured on Good.is and The Daily Beast. Deadline: Friday, March 12, at Midnight PST.

Read more: http://www.good.is/post/contest-design-a-poster-about-women-s-issues/#ixzz0harbQ9sP
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial
GOOD is hiring check for job listings here

Presenting Data and Information: A One-Day Course Taught by Edward Tufte

"the leonardo da vinci of data," edward tufte, is teaching a one-day class on infographics.

dates for NYC are march 18th and march 19th

the fee is pricey ($380), but includes his 4 books:


"the leonardo da vinci of data," edward tufte, is teaching a one-day class on infographics.

dates for NYC are march 18th and march 19th

the fee is pricey ($380), but includes his 4 books:

topics covered in this one-day course:

fundamental strategies of analytical design
evaluating evidence used in presentations
statistical data: tables, graphics, and semi-graphics
business, scientific, research, and financial presentations
complexity and clarity
effective presentations: on paper and in person
interface design
use of PowerPoint, video, overheads, and handouts
multi-media, internet, and websites
credibility of presentations
animation and scientific visualizations
many practical examples

more info here

THIRD ASSIGNMENT

Select one of the following for the third assignment due Monday, 4/5

1) CD Packaging:
*front and back covers
*disc
*booklet

*i will send you templates. there are many on the web also, but NO jewel cases.

2) Book Covers:
*three by the same author, boxed set or three different authors that might be boxed together.

3) PSA Posters:
*mostly typographic
*no big causes - local stuff like ghost bike, bike kill, stoop sale, etc.

4) Set a Short Story:
*in book form with chaper heads
*metamorphosis, edgar allen poe short, flannery o'connor, rilke, letters to a young port, etc.
*more contemporary author fine too.

5) Product Packaging

5-a) Packaging Variation:
*go to a thrift shop.
*pick up three items for under $25.
*package them together as a set with the same branding, tag system, box, bag, wrapping tissue, brand sticker, etc.

Any questions please contact me and/or Genevieve!

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UPDATED TIMELINE

2/8: type specimen due

2/8 - 3/1: second assignment: reading response/self-initiated project

3/1: second assignment due

3/1 - 4/5: third assignment: select from list (see next post)

3/8: spring break, no class

3/29: passover, no class

4/5: third assignment due

4/5 - 4/26: fourth assignment: self-branding:
*website/blog/online portfolio
*business card
*leave-behind

4/26: Final Crit

Pass/Fail

Tyler Thompson has got pretty fed up with the design of boarding passes, or lack of design, so has had a bash himself. You can see more of the designs at his dedicated Boarding Pass/Fail website





If you fancy designing one yourself you can submit your own attempts to his website.

You can already see a range of designs, some of which are ‘ideal world’ designs, some are working with the existing limitations of boarding passes, of which thermal printing is one of them.

-Jeff Knowles

(via http://www.hypefortype.com/blog/)

AIGA Event: The Heads of State

THURSDAY 1 APRIL 2010 6:30 – 8:00PM

COLLABORATION: THE HEADS OF STATE

Whether working 3,000 miles apart on a silkscreen for Sonic Youth, or 3-feet away on an illustration for The New York Times, this duo collaborates on nearly every detail.

Please join us for an evening of posters, books, illustrations, broken pencils, heavy metal guitar techniques, marriage counseling, and these crets to everlasting creative collaboration.

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