Typography
Looking Closely
We looked at a page from Gutenberg 42-Line Bible. After that we shared our thoughts by replying to this blog post.
Who is Gutenberg? What is he known for?
We watched the video about Gutenberg's invention and used this backchannel to discuss it.
Blackletter Type
We watched the short video clip about Gutenberg and discussed what we learned. Time to try Blackletter font for ourselves!
Question: Why might this type have been used years ago?
Question: Why might this type have been used years ago?
Blackletter Type: Our Reflections
We shared our thoughts about writing using Blackletter type on our class blog. Click here to see what we thought.
The History Of Typography
Although we see Blackletter type set, it's not what we typically read. What happened in the history of typography since the 1400's?
The video below shows how typography has evolved over the years.
The video below shows how typography has evolved over the years.
Typography Timeline
Modern Fonts, Our Critique
Click here or on the image below to critique four different modern day fonts.
Below is the type sets we critiqued along with our critique of them.
Which Fonts Do We Think Fit The Descriptions?
We realize that fonts help to set the tone of what we are reading. Find out which fonts we think set different tones by clicking here.
Our Turn
We took what we knew about type set and set out to make our very own alphabet. We explored with color and style as we generated our own way of making letters!
We Made Our Own Type Set - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Mr. Tom's Art Show
Mr. Tom had his very own art show at the Art Institute of York. There, he featured our typography!
After The Art Show
We got a present from Mr. Tom! We got a framed poster of our work along with the money he made from selling our art...$100! We were overjoyed.
We want to make t-shirts with our typography and we are donating the money to cancer research!
We want to make t-shirts with our typography and we are donating the money to cancer research!