COURSE CALENDAR | WEEK 12 CLASS OUTLINE | Homework

Discussion

• Critique icon and type logos
• Final Project Introduction: 3D portrait
  • Create a 3D portrait in Illustrator, based on 2 photographs of yourself.
  • The portrait will be based on a turn of the century stereoscopic photographic portraits, called stereograms, and more contemporary anaglyph images.
  • We will do this in class next week, so come prepared to with concepts, costumes, props, etc.
  • The portrait must be taken from two precise angles.
  • Examples:
    • 3D image from stereocards
    • 19th Century stereocard
    • 3D image from video

Lab

• Working with Type in Illustrator (get files from ADGA2 Server Week12 or download here.)
  • Importing text into Illustrator
  • Creating columns of type
  • Changing text attributes
  • Use and Save styles
  • Sample Type
  • Wrap type around a graphic
  • Create text on paths and shapes
  • Create type outlines
• WPA Poster Project

  • Recreate a WPA poster.

    Choose a poster from this collection of 1936-1943 WPA (Works Progress Administration) posters: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaposters/highlights.html

    • Please note: The Library of Congress presents these documents as part of the record of the past. These primary historical documents reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times. The views expressed in these collections may contain materials offensive to some readers.

    Find a poster you like, place it as a template in an 81/2"x11" Illustrator file and recreate it using the type tool, the pen tool and the pathfinder tools. Turn fonts to outlines and/or include the fonts when you turn in your project. Submit a folder with the fonts and the project file.

    You might find some 1930/1940's style fonts on these sites:

    • Famous Fonts
    • Tech Support

    Demonstrate your control Illustrator.

    • Remember to keep your anchor points to a minimum.
    • When creating curves, place an anchor point at the base of either side of the curve to control the gesture of the curve.
    • Don't twist or cross your paths.
    • Close your paths.
    • Be deliberate when you create an object.
    • Organize your layers and swatches
    • Create compound paths when necessary.
    • Don't use a stroke to define your objects.

Homework | Week 12

1. Modify and finish Type Logo based on feedback
2. Finish WPA poster
3. Final Project Preparation: Bring in ideas and research for final project