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Required Reading #6: Five Classic Type Faces- Font Families

1. Post an example of a design where Garamond was used, and describe below the post three characteristics of the Garamond font. (Ben J Regan. 2019. Garamond Poster [print]. Retrieved from http://benjregan.com/2001/01/01/garamond-poster/) We see in Regan’s poster all characteristics of the font, simply because it is a poster completely dedicated to the font. The elements … Continue reading Required Reading #6: Five Classic Type Faces- Font Families

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Required Reading #5

1.  What does typography refer to? Typography refers to the arrangement of type. But as with most vague definitions, it varies on who you ask. 2. Describe three characteristics of font (or typography), and post examples of each of these. There are endless characteristics of font and typography, and that is something I have come … Continue reading Required Reading #5

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Required Reading #4

Graphic Designers and the Creative Process 1. Describe three (3) skills that graphic designers have that distinguish them from other people? Graphic designers must possess many skills, but especially the ability and desire to observe, introspection, and extroversion. Their inherent job is to visually communicate, the universal language. Observation and Introspection come into play, because … Continue reading Required Reading #4

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Required Reading #3:The “Rule of Thirds”, “Golden Section”, Page Layout

1.  Describe what the “Rule of Thirds” means? DESIGN AND THEN POST (design #1) your own infographic that illustrates what the “Rule of Thirds” refers to. Figure A Figure B Notice where the lines intersect. These are your focal points, anything on or close to them is typically where the eye would like to travel. … Continue reading Required Reading #3:The “Rule of Thirds”, “Golden Section”, Page Layout

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Reading #2: What Designers Need to Know.

1. Describe three-five (3-5) formal concepts that are important for designers to understand and then implement in order to create visually effective designs. Post an example of one of your own designs and describe how you’ve implemented the 3-5 formal concepts you’ve described. Movement- refers to the form. Is it fluid? Rigid? Structured? Organic? It … Continue reading Reading #2: What Designers Need to Know.