Find a serif and sans-serif font for which you have legal access. The fonts you choose need a minimum of 4 variations each (regular, bold, italic, bold italic). There are several options to find fonts.
Examine fonts that you already own | Not all fonts are well designed with fine-tuned kerning tables. When exploring the fonts that you already own, you need to choose with care.
Buy a font | Fonts can be very expensive, but can function as a dependable tool. Not all fonts that are for sale are good fonts. Look for a reputable foundry and be an informed consumer.
Get free fonts | This option will probably be the most reasonable option for most students. Again, choose carefully, as free fonts are not always well designed or include enough variations to work for our project. (Try fontsquirrel.com.)
Design Grid
Create an Adobe InDesign Document with the following specifications.
Number of Pages: 5
Width: 7.5 in
Height: 11 in
Columns Number: (your choice—1 is the default)
Columns Gutter: (your choice—1p is the default)
Margins: (your choice—3p is the default)
Bleed: 1p
Workbook
Complete pages 2–7 in the workbook to show a sample of each font and your grid.
After you have completed all of the steps listed above for this lesson, you are ready to complete your process blog post. Blogposts should be structured like a presentation with a beginning, middle and end. Each step will involve it's own process and its own unique challenges and successes. Introduce the assignment, talk about what worked for you and what didn't, explain which of your solutions are working using design principles to back it up. If you have specific questions about how to move forward, you can ask them in the blogpost.
Please include the following in your blog post:
Write a 200-word blog post that includes a JPEG image exported from Adobe InDesign.
Copy the text from the blog post and paste it into Project 05 workbook.
Include paragraph breaks, subheads or other typographic elements to make the post visually accessible.
The post should be designed and encourage a reader to engage.
Include a featured image
Once the Process Blog Post is complete, submit a link to the post in I-Learn. To submit the link in I-Learn, click P5S1 link in the left navigation and then click on the Open button at the bottom of the I-Learn window.
After you have submitted your assignment in I-Learn, you will need to provide feedback to your team members in WordPress. Your feedback to team members will be on the following areas:
Idea: Rate the uniqueness of the overall idea. Is it ordinary and expected or original and unexpected?
1–3 pts: unimaginative – confusing
4–6 pts: ok – great
7–10 pts: great – amazing
Formal design choices: Rate how well the design principles are used.
1–3 pts: unimaginative – confusing
4–6 pts: ok – great
7–10 pts: great – amazing
Typography: Rate font choice, size, kerning and spacing, add to the communication of the concept.
1–3 pts: not at all
4–6 pts: doesn’t help or hurt
7–10 pts: significantly adds to the overall communication
Portfolio: Would you put this in your portfolio? Base this on the quality of the work, not whether it would be appropriate for your personal portfolio.
1–3 pts: no
4–6 pts: maybe with changes
7–10 pts: yes with no changes – absolutely
Blog Post: Rate the quality of blog post.
1–3 pts: messy, unclear, major errors
4–6 pts: understandable, organized, rambling, spelling or grammar errors
7–10 pts: clear, thoughtful, engaging, free from errors
You should list the item, your rating, and any comments you had to help your team member improve. Your feedback on process blog posts will not be used as part of their grade but will help you to teach one another to improve their work.