ART 463, ADVA N C E D T Y P O G R A P H Y A S S I G N M E N T 1
texas a&m commerce spring
2014
m o l ly h aw t h o r n e
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R A P I D P R O T O T YPI N G A D I A L O G U E Find a dialogue, a conversation implied or directly evident, from a source of your choosing. You can source a novel, poem, interview, movie or play script, lyric, recording, etc.—nothing too random—but there must be two distinct voices. Be sure to maintain any citation information upon choosing your source.
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By appointment and for special occasions only class times
6:30 pm–10:30 pm Tuesdays, Room 320
Create a typographic composition using your chosen dialogue that emphasizes the existence of more than one voice within the text while also working within the limitations to highlight meaning or tone. L I M I TATI ONS • c o l o r : Solid black only. No tints of gray. White paper. No outlined type: Type should have solid fills with no strokes. • f o r m at : 18 x 24 inch, portrait orientation poster with exemplary trimming • t y p e fa c e : Roman weight of Helvetica, Futura, Caslon, or Garamond. Choose only one! Remember to use only the Roman weight! • l e t t e r c a s e : You cannot rely on letter case to distinguish one voice from the other! • s c a l e : Choose two point sizes—one body and one display. Use no other point sizes! You cannot rely on point size to distinguish one voice from the other! • a d d i t i o n s : You cannot add other elements such as boxes or lines. You cannot over emphasize punctuation by using puctuating characters as shapes. You cannot draw or illustrate using letters. • s u b t r a c t i o n s : You can omit lettters or substitute letters. • c o p y l e n g t h : The length should be no shorter than three paragraphs. TI M EL I N E • ja n ua r y 21 : Bring in a mock-up of your composition in progress to class for critique. The thinking behind your typographic composition should be clearly evident, mostly blocked out and ready for finesse. Your mock-up may be rough—think tiled paper, scotch tape and scissors. We’ll review citation formatting for the assignment. You will have some overlap with the second assignment, pace yourself accordingly. • ja n ua r y 28 : Bring in your final piece, crafted to the specifications within the limitations above, and a typed bibliographic citation of your source as discussed during the previous class. G RAD I N G This assignment will be weighted at 40 points with 10 points put toward each grade criteria. It will be combined with another rapid prototyping assignment later in the term.