Monday, December 28, 2009

Typography 02: Journal

INSPIRE...The journal assignments are set up to get you looking, listening and experiencing design outside of class and outside of Kansas. As a blog it should inspire. Its contents; reflections, thoughts, questions, answers and “found stuff”. Each week has a different task {read, watch or listen}. After you have completed the task, post on your blog: a written summary of the the reading/ video/ or audio, a considered reflection/opinion, and answer any additional questions listed for that entry.

Your blog/journal should show your engagement to typography and graphic design. Besides the task you should be inspired by stuff around you and that stuff you find on the web. "Found stuff" means found examples of typography/design in the environment, signage, magazines, books, posters, “good” type, “bad” type, "ugly/beautiful" interesting fonts, handmade fonts, letterforms, packaging... Carry a camera and take photographs of type/design in your environment as well as find examples that you can copy, scan and upload into the blog.

The dates listed are the dates the journal is assigned. The journal will be checked/graded weekly. And it counts for 10% of your final grade. To get an “A” for the journal you must have completed every entry by the next class period, it must have visuals, all content (your comments etc.,) should be well written/complete and “considered”. Also to do above and beyond (to get an “A” ) you need to have consistently throughout the semester added other content you found interesting and inspiring to you. And commented frequently on your classmates blogs. Minimum effort will receive a C or lower. If you complete everything but not on time it will be considered below minimum effort.

After you completed each task, summarize it: information about the author and what did they say..., reflect upon it, what questions would you ask the author? what questions do you have about what they said... and answer any additional questions listed for that week. see journal for details