Letter Sketch

Assigned: February 2nd
Due: February 11th
equipment needed: A ruler, pencil

Autonomy of Your Type

• Download the Viscom fonts from Smartsite
• Install the font that you choose for your Typography project
• Use Microsoft word to write out the phrase "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over the Lazy Dog". Make sure that that each word is capitalized.
• In Microsoft Word go to Layout > Orientation to change the page from portrait to landscape mode
• Resize the text to fit roughly 2.5 - 3 line in Microsoft Word.
• Print the page and use a ruler to put a baseline under each line.
• Use a ruler to set the x-height for each line.
• Use a pen/pencil to denote the following at least ONCE in your page. Use the slides for assistance in labeling
• ascender
• bowl
• cap-height
• descender
• stem
• axis
• aperture
• counter
• spine
• Make sure to write your name on the sketch and list the name of the typeface 

Letterforms of Your Type

• Do some research about your assigned typeface and what makes it's letterforms unique compared to other typefaces.
• Choose 3 characters that demostrate what makes your typeface unique. Print large versions of these three characters using Microsoft Word or related software. Have the characters to be as large as the page itself.
• Use paper and pencil /  pen to trace the letterforms. Make sure to capture the angles and straight lines that define the shapes.
• Make sure to write your name on the sketch and list the name of the typeface
• Scan or take a photo of the traced letter forms
• Create a document in Adobe Illustrator that is 10' width by 7.5'  height
• The pen and related vector tools to trace the letterforms into vector shapes.
• Save the file as "lastname-firstname-letterform.ai

 

Formal Response

Write a short response in Microsoft word about how the letterforms of your typeface compare to the other three typefaces. What aspects make your typeface unique when compared to the others.
Compare and contrast your typeface with typefaces of two other students. What characteristics of your typeface letter forms stand out from theirs?

On February 11th you'll turn in the anatomy sketch, letterform sketch, letterform AI files and written response.