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Dive Deeper: Make your own FUNCTIONING FONT

I am giving you links to two GREAT posts on I Love Typography about making your own FUNCTIONAL FONTS.

So You Want To Make Your Own Font? Part One

So You Want To Make Your Own Font? Part Two

more info:

FONTSTRUCT // build, share and download fonts

FONTIFIER // make your own handwriting into a font

Lifehacker tutorial on Fontifier

CHANK'S Guide to making your own fonts

More action on Tumblr

Hmmm...there is a change in the air. Since using tumblr this quarter I have discovered that I like blogging over there a bit better. Please follow the 254 tumblr. I probably will be posting assignments, links and also reblogging your good posts too!

FOLLOW ME!

also, please enable comments on your tumblrs...you can do this in the settings. I can also show you in class tomorrow too.

What The Heck Are We Doing Today? Thursday, April 1st

Please download Download Theartofthepencilcomp . Here is a good site for learning the Anatomy of Type! 

DUE ---> Moodboard/Research/concept. Post to the flickr discussion group what you are thinking about doing. Please bring in all research and ideas and we will work more on this in class. I would like to hear and see sketches of at least five different concepts.

IN CLASS EXERCISE ---> Type Comping and Anatomy. BRING A DRAWING UTENSIL!

LOOKING & TALKING ---> We will be sharing our ideas with each other about your handmade typefaces.

READ ---> Importance Of Comping Type. Respond in the flickr discussion area.

Materials Needed: tracing paper (provided), masking tape, pencil and a ruler. I have a page from "Getting It Right With Type" ready for you to trace. Trace over and fill with pencil. Pay attention to detail and the craft and placement of your marks. Identify the vocabulary words to the correct character parts.  

This project is due Tuesday, April 6th.

Sister Corita Knows What is UP.

My graphic design professor in college handed me the above list of rules on my very first day of graphic design one class. I still have this piece of paper almost 13 years later. Sister Corita is the creator of this list...she was an educator, artist (check out her screen prints!), activist and nun!!!

Read more Here, Here, Here, Here and watch the video below. Also, go and watch Beautiful Losers.