Wednesday 1 February 2012

OUGD404//THE ANATOMY OF TYPE NOTES//DESIGN PRINCIPLES

VISUAL LITERACY:



+The ability to construct meaning from visual images and type. 
+The ability to construct meaning from visual images and type.
+Producing images that effectively communicate a message to an audience.


VISUAL COMMUNICATION:

+Is a process of sending and receiving messages using images and type
+Is based on a level of shared understanding of signs, symbols, gestures and objects
+Is affected by audience, context, media and method of distribution.

 
KEY ELEMENTS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN 

FRAME
FORMAT
FIGURE/FORM
GROUND
COMPOSITION
VISUAL DYNAMICS
TYPE
IMAGE
COLOUR

LAYOUT
LEGIBILITY
READABILITY




All that is necessary for any language to exist is an agreement amongst a group of people that one thing will stand for another.


SLIDES FROM PRESENTATION 



VOCABULARY 
• font
• typeface
• font family
• weight
• Stroke
• uppercase / lowercase
• tracking 
• kerning 


-Serif
-Sans Serif
-Script
-Black Letter
-Display
-Monotype
-Symbol




• TYPEFACE
A collection of characters, letters, numbers, symbols, punctuation etc. which have the same distinct design

• FONT
The physical means used to create a typeface, be it computer code, lithographic film, metal or woodcut









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