Introduction to typography.

Syllabus Requirements

Understand typographic and word based elements by:

• Understand basic letterform construction and styles.

• Use different type faces and lettering styles to interpret and visually express the meaning of words.

• Use spacing within and between type to affect its readability.

FATSKINNY

peace

Peace

peace

war

War

war

DEATHdeath

Creativity is aboutmaking mistakes.

Grayson Perry.

1. Baseline2. Ascender3. Descender4. Counter (enclosed in the ‘bowls’ of the letter)5. Leading6. Kerning7. Serif (Latin for ‘with tails’)8. Sans Serif (Latin for ‘without tails’)

A C T I V I T YCreate an illustrative

interpretation for FIVE of the given words using a combination of media, materials and techniques.

Scratch urban splatter hairy

Dribble cake food ice

Metal elastic skin crunchy

Lumpy translucent video smudge

Autumn juicy decay smokey

Pierce speed natural rip/tear

Modern mouth monster melting

Wrinkly rusty elaborate wet

Health & Safety ? – Scalpels, scissors, sharp edges on metal, clean clothes

Homework, clean-up and closure of session…