Graphic design: high school. (Clip Card).Significant Problem Produce a black-and-white design for a T-shirt incorporating letterforms and symbols. Essential Concepts 1. Learning about visual effects of placement and movement. 2. Exploring the expressive power Expressive power is a relatively generic term used by Abelson and Sussman in Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs to describe the conciseness with which a particular logical design may be translated into a computer program in a given programming language. of different typefaces This is a list of typefaces. Serif Here you can find a graphical version of this table.
3. Understanding the role of design in daily life. Materials Press type, pens, black ink, brushes, cold press board, tracing paper, sketching paper, pencils Guiding Practice Display and discuss T-shirts with different kinds of messages. Categorize cat·e·go·rize tr.v. cat·e·go·rized, cat·e·go·riz·ing, cat·e·go·riz·es To put into a category or categories; classify. cat messages as humorous, sarcastic sar·cas·tic adj. 1. Expressing or marked by sarcasm. 2. Given to using sarcasm. [sarc(asm) + -astic, as in enthusiastic. , patriotic, sentimental, commemorative, etc. Discuss the popularity of T-shirts with messages. Suggest that students make a series of sketches and experiment with tracings of various typefaces and letterforms. Focus on high-contrast, black-and-white designs with a balance of positive and negative areas. Discuss ways to manipulate shapes and symbols by cutting and pulling apart, subtle shifts in position, flips, reversals, etc. Sketch final design on board with pencil. Use ink and pen or brush to render image. Use press type for lettering, or hand letter with lettering pens and ink. Assessing Learning 1. Ask students to explain their decisions about placement of parts and choice of typeface The design of a set of printed characters, such as Courier, Helvetica and Times Roman. The terms "typeface" and "font" are used interchangeably, but the typeface is the primary design, while the font is the particular implementation and variation of the typeface, such as bold or italics . 2. Comment on the intent and clarity of the design. 3. Ask who the design would appeal to and why. ClipCard submitted by Kelly Sullivan Kelly Sullivan (born April 30, 1964) is an American painter known for her collaborative paintings called “FingerSmears”. Sullivan combines finger smears and signatures of hundreds of people on one canvas to commemorate events around the country. , a high school art teacher in Deerfield, Florida. |
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