Friday, December 6, 2013

8th Media Arts: Fortune Cookie Posters

We will learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator and design posters. You will get a fortune cookie, and you must create an interesting, dynamic, eye-catching design. Use what you learn about composition, fonts and typography.

Research and Planning


  1. What is Typography? Presentation
  2. The History of Typography Video
  3. Go to some of the free font websites and download some fonts you may want to try (in addition to the ones on your computer.
  4. Text effects practice. Tutorial video1. Video 2.
  5. Select a random cookie. What you get is what you get!
  6. Sketch your design. It could be a drawing or interesting type or a combination of both.

Look at these websites for some inspiration:

Pintrest Fortune Cookie Poster Ideas

Design. Follow the directions on your worksheet.

Extra time activities
thetypefight.com
Shape type
Kern type


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