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back to Week #5


"PROJECT B"

rough draft due: Oct. 10
mounted projects due: Oct. 17
time: at the beginning of class

Assignment:

With Adobe Illustrator, you will make compositions using only Typography.

1) Make, or find, at least 2 photos of different subject matter.

2) In Illustrator, Make at least 2 "Artboards".
- one side should be 10 inches or more

3) In one composition, the text should fill the whole page (touching all 4 sides of the page).

4) In the other(s), try playing with negative space, or "white space".

Options:

- Make a portrait of yourself, a friend, or a celebrity

- Make, or find, photos of patterns or textures. Then use text to recreate the pattern or texture.

Timeline:

Week #6
Start your project in class next week: Oct. 3

Week #7
We will look at the rough drafts the following week: Oct. 10
- Bring in Ai files, and .pdf copies

Week #8
1) Turn in mounted work, on a black (or white) board, sizes may vary: Oct. 17
2) Turn in Ai files, with .pdf copies

Examples:

previous student work:









online examples:

http://www.onextrapixel.com/2010/05/18/35-beautiful-human-portrait-typography-art-designs/