Week 1: Thu 8/22

Introductions
Quick syllabus review, expectations for the class
Class website walkthrough
Class agreement
Lecture: the power of type, standards, how
Exercise: 313 Type *download our typeface here*
For next class:
• Join are.na and follow the class channel
• Read Project 1 readings and take notes
• Prepare for Type Show and Tell

Week 2: Thu 8/29
Class ends at 12pm

Reading discussion
Exercise: Performing Words
Type Show and Tell
Project 1 introduction
For next class: Project 1

Week 3: Thu 9/5

Project 1 presentations
Lecture: type basics kind of in a rush
Exercise: Collective Type Specimen Part 1
For next class:
• Read Project 2 readings and take notes
• Upload Collective Type Specimen Part 1 PDFs to this folder

Week 4: Thu 9/12

Reading discussion
Exercise: 313 Poetry
Project 2 introduction
Visit to Agony Books
For next class: Project 2 Part 1

Week 5: Thu 9/19
Class ends at 12pm → O+M lecture at 12:30pm

Project 2 Part 1 crits
Resource share: InDesign pamphlet demo, How do I choose a typeface, Creative typesetting
For next class: Project 2 Part 2

Week 6: Thu 9/26

Project 2 Part 2 crits and in-class work time/1-on-1 check-ins
For next class: Project 2 Part 3

Week 7: Thu 10/3
Class ends at 12pm → O+M lecture at 12:30pm

Project 2 Part 3 presentations
Exercise: Collective Type Specimen Part 2
For next class: Document Projects 1 and 2 and add to the class archive

Week 8: Thu 10/10

Mid-semester check-in
Plan for RYW workshop (10/20 + 10/27)
Guest lecture: Julian Bittiner
Workshop: InDesign on Steroids
For next class:
• Read Project 3 readings and take notes (note: it’s a lot but you have 2 weeks!)
• Prepare for Book Show and Tell

Week 9: Thu 10/17
O+M lecture at 12:30pm

No class! Luiza away…

Sun 10/20: RYW workshop at 822 Broad, designers arrive at 6:30pm

Week 10: Thu 10/24

Reading discussion
Book Show and Tell
Guest lecture: Meg Miller
For next class: Exercise: Copying

Sun 10/27: RYW reading and publication launch at Pizza Bones 5–7pm

Week 11: Thu 10/31
Class ends at 12pm → O+M lecture at 12:30pm

Review Copying
Workshop: Paragraph Styles
Lecture: making publications, type over time
Project 3 introduction
For next class: Project 3 Part 1

Week 12: Thu 11/7

Project 3 Part 1 crits
Guest lecture: Rosen Eveleigh
For next class: Project 3 Part 2

Week 13: Thu 11/14
Class ends at 12pm → O+M lecture at 12:30pm

Project 3 Part 2 crits, sign up for 1-on-1s
For next class: Project 3 Part 3

Week 14: Thu 11/21

Project 3 Part 3 crits
End-of-class reflection
For next class:
• Project 3 Part 4
• Prepare for final reviews: bring in Projects 1–3

Week 15: Thu 11/28

No class! Fall break...

Week 16: Thu 12/5

Final reviews with guest Sara Duell, starts at 10am
For next week: Document Project 3 and add to the class archive