Illustrating with type

It's time to use your knowledge of type, and how to manipulate it, to create something new. I want you to come up with a phrase and create it using only type. You must CAREFULLY choose the font you want to use. If the font's feeling doesn't go with the phrase, or idea you are trying to convey, it will ruin this project. Take your time coming up with a phrase, saying, riddle, statement or whatever. Have it mean something to you. Have a personal connection to it.

Once you have your phrase, start looking for type that "fits" the feeling you're going for. You can check www.dafont.com or other free font websites to find these fonts. BE SURE TO SAVE YOUR FONT with your document or it will not open properly on my computer when you turn it in. As a rule, if you use specific fonts (or photos, or anything) in your designs, you MUST include them when turning them in, taking them to a print shop, etc. Otherwise, they will not display or print correctly.

Next, using Adobe Illustrator, I want you to create an 8.5x11 document for your phrase. You may use different colors, or perhaps a background or other subtle design elements to create your message or phrase, BUT the typography MUST be the main component of your design. If I feel you placed too much emphasis on your other elements, and let your typography suffer, you will get a bad grade on this assignment! To be safe, you should at least *try* to create your design without using any other graphic elements. What you CAN do is use Illustrator to ADD elements to your type to turn your type into an illustration!

We will work on these during class on Monday, September 26th and Wednesday, September 28th. Use your class time wisely. If I see goofing off, it will deduct points off your grade!

HOMEWORK:

• Come up with your phrase

• Sketch some ideas of how you'll illustrate it

• Start working on designing it