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Inclass project for April 29th

We’re going to analyze and intretpret data from the UN.  By selecting 4 or 5 countries and comparing two or more indicators from that country, what conclusions can you draw.

You are to use data from http://data.un.org
Create graphs in either Excel or Illustrator
Put everything together on one sheet and finish your presentation in Illustrator
This is due […]

Inclass Assignment

We are going to create a small flyer or advertisement using only color as the design element. There shouldn’t be any other distracting elements other than the different colors to highlight the important parts

Open Adobe Illustrator
Create a small flyer or ad for a birthday party - include name, location, what to bring, etc.
Use only […]

Class Links

Class notes and links from Tuesday, April 8th.

Metro Logos
Font music video
Bridesmaid video
Fontstruct

Please remember to finish your font we worked on in class before Thursday.  I want you to finish the font, make it public and then blog about it and include a link so I can check it out.

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Class Instructions for Thursday, March 20th

First, I would like you to go to the following video of Michael Bierut talking about type. It’s only about 8 minutes and he makes some very interesting observations about type and how it’s perceived.
Next have a look at letterform anatomy to see all the different parts of a typeface.
Now, your assignment today is […]

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Class Notes

In class links from Tuesday, March 18th.

Food Fight
Letter Logo tips

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Class Notes

Class notes and links from Thursday, March 13th.

The Typographic Expression of Anger
Hand drawn alphabet
Forget the film, watch the titles
Typographic fonts of the year
Designs of Nik Ainsley

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Class notes

Class links and notes from Tuesday, March 11.

Time’s State of the Union address
Dave Shea’s typography slides

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Class Notes

Class links from Tuesday, March 4th.

Flickr User Model
The Importance of User Experience
High school relationship graph
TED Talk with Hans Rosling
Gapminder - Dollar Street
Royksopp - Remind Me
How to see the world in words

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