sections for Process Books

As you are developing the system for your process books, consider dividing your work up into the different phases of the design process including, but not limited to: Research, Concept, Development, Refinement, Final Solution.

Sample Colophon

Photographs scanned from books courtesy the Morton R. Godine Library at the Massachusetts College of Art & Design in Boston, MA. This booklet was designed using Adobe Creative Suite 5. It is typeset in Mercury and Bureau Grotesque. Thanks to Karen Stein and my classmates in Typography II. Special thanks to xxxx xxxx for input on the cover. Printed with Canon inject on Red River paper.

Sketchbook assignment due this Thursday April 28th

Choose a word from the list below, and fill three spreads exploring that word through letterforms.
+ juxtapose
+ rebuild
+ reconfigure
+ trace
+ abstract
+ collage
+ paint

Book Cover Inspiration

The Book Cover Archive...for inspiration.

Sketchbook assignment for the week / due 4/21

Create a tool to apply ink or paint onto paper with (You are basically making a brush/pen/etc using found materials). It can be a ball of rubber bands on a stick, a lock of your dog’s hair, toothbrush, whatever you choose. Get as creative as you can. Hint: natural materials tend to work better than plastics. Then, create an alphabet (lower, upper or both). You can base your forms off of already existing letterforms (like Din) or create something entirely new. It's up to you!

For Thursday, April 21st

For Thursday, please bring in full-size full-color printouts of your content and front matter spreads (at least 6 spreads), your sketchbook, and please read through the handouts I gave out last and this past week...I won't be giving a pop-quiz, but we'll be talking about the rules, so be prepared for review and discussion.

Sketchbook assignment for the week

I skipped last week, but I'd like to get back to checking sketchbooks this Thursday.
We'll be checking the last few weeks of sketchbook assignments (including this week) on Thursday, April 14th. For this week, explore the typography at Massart. There's lots of new and old typography around, so take a typography journey around the school and document what you find, both in photography and sketches.

Research for Booklet project

Choose a person and collect images + copy
In preparation for our next project, please choose a person that you admire. The only comment is that they can not be a designer, but they can be an artist, musician, sports person, writer, maker, or any one else that has really inspired you, and that you can find inspiration from.

Choose one person, and collect:
+ copy
+ images
+ quotes
that you will be able to incorporate into your booklet.
Bring your research in on Tuesday.

The copy you collect should include text regarding these three sections:
personal life,
career accomplishments, and
why this person is inspiring to you.

You will then bring this copy together into a short 750 word essay to bring into your booklet.

Gallery Submission

If you are interested in submitting your poster to the Gallery, please let me know.

A couple submission requirements:
1. You'll have to add the name of the tour onto your poster if you'd like to submit it to the exhibition. The list of tours are listed on the gallery submission found here.

2. On Tuesday, email me your digital file with the following information:
Name:
School:
E-mail:
Poster Title:

3. Your digital file should be set up as a jpg or a pdf at 300dpi and 11x17.

Email me your files, and I'll submit everything together. Let me know if you have any questions.