As part of an assignment I was told to play a few games that would teach me about type face and fonts. I have to admit, I may have spent the most on this one called Typewar called Typewar. It turned out really frustrating because even though I reached level 10 I could not figure out […]
As part of an assignment I was told to play a few games that would teach me about type face and fonts. I have to admit, I may have spent the most on this one called Typewar called Typewar. It turned out really frustrating because even though I reached level 10 I could not figure out […]
Blitz is a fun word. The definition of blitz according to google is: So when I say DESIGN BLITZ, I hope you understand I mean something fun. To help display different aspects of design, I had a photoshoot with my 12 year old West Highland White Terrier named Howie. He was very excited about the … Continue reading DESIGN BLITZ! →
The theme for today is a race for three particular reasons: Before I wrote this post, I was plowed over by a biker racing to class. I feel like this week I’ve been in a race against my responsibilities. “who will get to the deadline first!!” “will Jess survive!!” nobody knows. I have just finished … Continue reading The great race →
For lesson 1.3 of PR Publication, we learned about typesetting in InDesign. We watched the videos that Professor Croom posted that walked us through step by step. I like how the videos are used to help us because I am a visual learner. This gives me a different way of viewing what we are learning … Continue reading “Newspaper Markup!”
By Christy Montenegro For this blog post, I’m jumping right into the assignment and saving more life stories for later. Balance The picture below is an article from Wedding Ideas of my friend’s wedding in September 2015. I found this to be a great example of symmetrical balance because you can easily see how the page has been… Read more →
By Christy Montenegro Never did I think I’d be playing games in any of my classes throughout my college education. Very interesting way of teaching Prof. Croom, I applaud you! This lesson took my back to the days of playing Oregon Trail in elementary. Those were the good ol’ days when the word “stress” was not part of my vocabulary.… Read more →
In my experience to learn type, I played a few valuable games to help me learn all of the different aspects of type. There are so many different styles and themes that I didn’t really know about. It’s wild that we are around these fonts every day, but when it comes to recognizing them, it’s … Continue reading Typography →
This object represented typography. There are different fonts spread across the image. Some are serifs and some are san serifs. I thought it was a unique representation of what there is to be learned about typography in design.
This image was meant to …
Fonts aren’t really something you think about, but can play a huge role in the way a reader interprets a piece of writing. A scholarly essay wouldn’t be written in comic sans, but a comic book in Times New Roman would change the entire mood. Like most students, my choice of font is usually what a […]
