Typography is the tool we use to communicate in our designs, and Graphic design is the art of using designs to communicate. Everyone should have their own definition of what Graphic design is, and Typography should be at the center of their designs.
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1. Draw your own Serif font and San serif font in your journals
2. Define Graphic Design and style it using the font combinator (http://font-combinator.com/)
3. Research Steve Jobs and Typography/Calligraphy starting at http://www.reed.edu/calligraphy/history.html
4. Look for examples of Typography all around you in your world and notice how it is used to communicate in Designs everywhere you look.
Students will be studying many industry standard media tools and basic principles and elements of design. Students will practice basic video editing skills using iMovie. They will practice Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. They will create a professional portfolio of their creations.