GDT 100 TYPOGRAPHY Guastella
TITLE Historical Event- Type Message
DESCRIPTION
Create a typographic message for a historical event using
the visual properties of type and spatial composition to
amplify content.
OBJECTIVES
Typeface Appropriateness
Type Contrasts
Typographic Syntax
Composition
Text Line as Emphasis
Type and Image
PROCEDURE
Select a historical event of national or international
significance.
Determine the adequate number of words to describe the
event.
Make sure your copy includes the following:
Title of the event
What happened
The date
Determine and select the appropriate typeface/s that
would best suited to express the message and content.
Give careful attention to the particulars of the letter-word-
phrase relationships. That is, adjust the weights, size, letter
spacing, widths and positioning of each letter - each word.
Remember the essential component of this assignment is
on the line of text.
Emphasize this in order to give the event visual impact.
Consider the overall color for the text and the background
treatment.
Add visual artifacts such as simple pictographic and
photographic components.
Arrange all elements into an effective composition.
Work within a 11" x 17" (tabloid extra) dimension with a
vertical or horizontal orientation. You may work larger. The
subject will dictate the page orientation.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Dynamic form (overall poster visualization)
Layout effectiveness (dynamics of the composition)
Did the student follow the basic guidelines and produce a
unique design solution
Emphasis of text arrangement
Technical proficiency (professionally crafted?)
Overall presentation (how professional is the work?)
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Thesis
to the door of the castle church in
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1517
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