Objective:
I can use the Internet to find out more about the different parts of type and what these parts are named.
Web Link:
https://typedia.com/learn/only/anatomy-of-a-typeface/
Topics Discussed:
- Typography
- Letter Anatomy
- Uppercase
- Lowercase
- Small Caps
- Baseline
- X-height
- Ascender
- Descender
- Serif
- Terminal
- Stem
- Crossbar
- Bowl
- Counter
- Shoulder
- Ligature
Assignment:
Visit the Typedia: Learn: Anatomy of a Typeface webpage in the link provided. Read through the article to learn about Letter Anatomy, and the standard set of names for the parts of a letter.
- Open your Text Week document in Illustrator and go to the second artboard.
- For each of the fifteen vocabulary terms:
- Create a headline in Point Type with the vocabulary word itself
- Use Area Type to write the definition of the vocabulary word. Use complete sentences, and you may copy and paste definitions (Just make sure you are copying the correct definition!).
- Use Point Type and the line or shape tools to demonstrate what each of the vocabulary terms looks like. Use the pictures on the website as a guide, but DO NOT copy the website’s images into your document. Use a red-colored stroke on your lines and shapes to show the part of the letter the vocabulary word is describing.
- You should have a headline, a definition and a graphic for each of the following terms:
- Uppercase
- Lowercase
- Small Caps
- Baseline
- X-height
- Ascender
- Descender
- Serif
- Terminal
- Stem
- Crossbar
- Bowl
- Counter
- Shoulder
- Ligature
- Save your document and turn it in to today’s Assignment Post in our Google Classroom.
- Congratulations for finishing the 3rd Quarter, and have a safe and Happy Spring Break! When we get back, we’re going to learn how to Animate!
Assigned: March 4th, 2022
Teacher Pacing Due Date: March 4th, 2022