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Jan 22, Tuesday

Kick offs of all kinds.

For Thursday

Jan 24, Thursday

  • Review exercise: Spreadsheet Typeface and complete Part 2

  • Look at some examples of typography on the web

  • In small groups, determine which letters create the foundation for the majority of characters in the alphabet. (For example, "o" creates "b", "d", "p", "q", etc ) using some font samples as reference

  • Introduce P1 at more length

  • Review html / css

For Jan 29, Tuesday

Read Computed Type by Christoph Knoth, 2012 and add a response to the week 2 document.

For P1, create three unique directions for your typeface. Begin by sketching the fundamental letters we discovered in small groups. For your typefaces, find the list of fundamental characters within that genre, and choose 3-4 unique characters to draw (either upper or lower case). For instance, if one's direction was a grotesque I may draw the "E", "B", and "C".

Conceptually and formally, each direction should be uniquely different from each other – make sure you define the following qualities for each: width, contrast amount, weight, stroke endings, construction (lowercase or uppercase).

While sketching, consider how each typeface would exist as code and in the browser space. (Do this in InDesign or Illustrator and create a PDF to discuss on Tuesday.) Design with each typeface with a purpose in mind and be prepared to explain these concepts on Tuesday.

Jan 29th, Tuesday

  • Reading discussion on Computed Type by Christoph Knoth, 2012
  • In class demo for coding shapes and HTML and CSS Refresher
  • Work in class on Exercise: Coding from Life
  • While students are working on the exercise, Will will meet with you in small groups to discuss your three typeface directions

For Thursday

Finish and upload your CSS Still Life. Link to it from your class website. For the selected direction, complete your typeface (in Illustrator, Figma, etc.) as much as possible. Here are the characters I would like you to have by then:

either:
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

or:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

as well as:
0123456789 (numbers)
.?!,β€β€œ (punctuation)

Print out your type on 2 tabloid sized pages, one page with the type at a text size and the other page with a display size

Jan 31, Thursday

  • Review Still Lifes
  • Letterform construction discussion
  • Continue working on your alphabets and begin coding them

For Next Week

  • Read 10,000 Copies, by Kris Sowersby, 2018
  • Create 3 discussion questions for the reading and put them in the week 3 doc.
  • Translate at least 4 of your letters into code. Begin thinking about how your letterforms may be best showcased as a website.

Feb 5, Tuesday

  • Reading discussion on 10,000 Copies, by Kris Sowersby, 2018 – doc for comments.
  • Review coded letterforms.
  • Begin working on proposals for typeface website and continue coding letters.

For Thursday

Create two unique proposals (using InDesign, Illustrator, Sketch, etc.) for the website your typeface will live on. Each proposal should include at least three sections: specimen, showcase, state-change. We should be able to visualize your website proposal by looking at these three pages. How can your website's focus not only reinforce but push forward the concept of your typeface? Upload the sketches to your class website as pngs and link them from your homepage.

Make your designs for a 1200px by 800px window, and show how the site will interact across at least 3 frames per direction (you'll have 6 images total). The designs should show how you'll display: specimen, showcase, and state-change. Be prepared to discuss your proposals in small groups.

Feb 7, Thursday

  • Look over two proposals for website for P1
  • Begin coding website & continue coding typeface

For Tuesday

Continue developing your website and your typeface. Have your in progress site pushed to your class site by start of class for crit.

Feb 12, Tuesday

  • Mid Crit for P1
  • Javascript Refresher if time.

For Thursday

  • Read Conservatism of Emoji, by Luke Stark and Kate Crawford, and add 3 questions or thoughts to the week 4 doc.
  • Continue work on your website and typeface.

Feb 14, Thursday

Feb 19, Tuesday

Work time and desk crits with will.

Feb 21, Thursday

  • Project 1 final crit. Have your site uploaded at the beginning of class.

For Feb 26, Tuesday

  • Read Intro to The Interface pages 75-79 (1-5 of the PDF) by Lev Manovich, 2001 and add a response to the week 6 doc
  • Find one website with that uses an interaction we’re accustomed to – click, scroll, hover, etc. in a novel way. Have the URL ready to share with the class at the beginning of the class session.
  • Send me an email with a copy of the name of your typeface as a vector on a letter sized page (it can be the simplified form from your original drawings if that is still representative).

Feb 26, Tuesday

For Thursday

  • Aim to have 20 interactions done of at least 3 different types (ie, mousedown, mousemove, scroll), we'll have work time in class.

Feb 28, Thursday

For step 2, find an angle on your interaction logging, if it’s scroll, log literally every time you reach the end, or invert your scroll behavior and log each time you scroll incorrectly. In addition, pay attention and note when or if your interaction surprises you.

Log at least once a day over the weekend. The purpose of the log is to inform your thinking about your Microsite, and potentially act as it’s content, so it's better to have more than less!

For Tuesday

  • Complete your 50 buttons link to it from your class site.
  • Have your journal ready for review

Mar 5, Tuesday

  • Group discussions of your 50 elements and journals.
  • Begin sketching 3 directions for a microsite for your interaction.

For Thursday

  • Have your microsite design sketches for review.

Mar 7, Thursday

  • Presentations by Yuhan and Kindra.
  • Desk crits of your sketches.
  • Work Time

For Tuesday

  • Read I Am A Handle and add your thoughts to the Week 8 Doc
  • Make progress on your microsite.
  • Kaja and Tang presentations next week.

Mar 12, Tuesday

  • Presentations by Tang and Kaja.
  • Discuss I Am A Handle
  • Work Time

For Thursday

  • Complete your microsite and have it uploaded and linked from you class site for crit.

Mar 14, Thursday

Final crit on Project 2, order is as follows

howsem
ingrid
ray
yagya
crystal
yesenia
bea
yuhan
break
maha
kitty
kaja
aoran
karina
kindra
janga

For Tuesday

Read Fuck Content, Michael Rock 2009 and add your response to the week 9 doc.

Mar 19, Tuesday

For Thursday

Apr 2, Tuesday

  • Desk crits on wireframes.
  • Begin working on your visual design for your chosen direction.

For Thursday

Apr 4, Thursday

For Tuesday

Apr 9, Tuesday

For Thursday

Apr 11, Thursday

  • Howsem's Presentation
  • Will will come around and check out your resize exercise
  • Work on building your final site

For Tuesday

Have your site uploaded to github for 25% complete review. Have the pages and some of the real content in place, even if its not styled at this point.

Apr 16, Tuesday

  • I'll come around and review 25% build outs
  • Work time
  • Potentially Live Coding Demo if time and relevant

For Thursday

  • Continue to make progress for the 75% Buildout crit next week
  • Maha and Yagya's Presentations
  • Read Art Meets Algorithm by Min Chen, 2019 and note your thoughts in the week 12 doc

Apr 18, Thursday

  • Maha and Yagya's Presentation's
  • Crystal Presentation next week
  • Reading discussion on Art Meets Algorithm
  • Work time

For Tuesday

Have your site uploaded to github for 75% crit. This will be a full crit, and a great opportunity to get feedback from your peers before the final crit.

Apr 23, Tuesday

  • 75% Crit, have your site uploaded by the start of class.

For Thursday

  • Crystal be ready to present
  • Read Research & Destroy by Daniel van der Velden, 2005 and add comments to the week 13 doc.
  • Make progress for your final

Apr 23, Tuesday

  • Crystal's Presentation
  • Reading discussion on Research & Destroy
  • In class time to complete class evaluations
  • Work time

For Tuesday

  • Continue to make progress towards finishing your exhibition site.

Apr 30, Tuesday

  • Work time

For Thursday

  • Have your exhibition microsite pushed to your class site and linked from your homepage.
  • Meet at the corner of Hooper and 7th Street as much before 4p as you can so we can get checked in at the Adobe office for crit.