Type: Part 1

 

A couple of short videos:

1. Type Basics and Just Clicking

2. Clicking and Dragging

 

Then there is a super-short assignment:

Here are the video instructions and written instructions are:

• Demonstrate proficiency with the type tool

• Show both methods of getting type on the page

• Show a wide variety of fonts & weights, colors and sizes

• Show single words, show paragraphs

• Show different alignments

• Show different tracking (letter spacing) and leading (line spacing)

• Remember that you know how to rotate, reflect, & shear
   

Content Standard:

Content Standard 3.0: Demonstrate Knowledge of the Key Aspects of Production Using Industry Standard Software

 

Industry Standard Software being learned is Adobe Illustrator and a Key Aspect of this software is knowing how to use typography's basic features.

 

 

Type: Part 2

Short Video Instructions:

1. Putting Type on a Path

2. Type on a Shape

3. Type on Top & Bottom of a Shape & Baseline Shift

 

And just like before, there is a super-short assignment:

Here are the video instructions and written instructions as well:

• Demonstrate proficiency with putting type on paths and shapes

• Use only type

• Demonstrate all of the skills presented in the "type on a path" tutorials

• Show a wide variety of fonts, font sizes & weights, colors

• The expectation is that you are using the skills you've learned to demonstrate that you are proficient with all of what you have learned so far.
  
   

Content Standard:

Content Standard 3.0: Demonstrate Knowledge of the Key Aspects of Production Using Industry Standard Software

 

Industry Standard Software being learned is Adobe Illustrator and a Key Aspect of this software is knowing how to use type on a path, type on a shape, type on top and bottom of a shape, and baseline shift features.