Although we’ll be working with digital tools frequently, graphic and type designers still often start by sketching with pencil and paper. Many of your projects, such as the font design project, will begin with you exploring design variations in your sketchbook. We’ll also spend at least some time during each class sketching glyphs, layout variations, etc.
For specific assignments such as the in-class sketching, be sure to date and label the entry. Every three or four weeks I’ll collect the sketchbooks so I can give you credit for your work. I’ll check for the required sketches, so if your sketch isn’t labeled correctly, you won’t get full credit.
Here’s a list of assigned sketches you can use to make sure yours are labeled correctly before turning in your notebook. Write the sketch number at the top of each relevant page and circle it so I can easily identify them.
Assigned Sketches
- 9.6: A sketched logo (one you found, not one you’re designing).
- 9.6: Your name with calligraphy felt pen
- 9.8: /g/
- 9.13: /t/
- 9.20: /e/
- 9.22: calligraphy
- 9.27: /a/
- 10.4 – 10.6: Handgloves
- 10.20: Counterforms (/act/)
- 11.1: ligature
- /pin/
- 12.6: /Type/ in Caslon
- 12.6: Feedback on your typeface