Schedule Overview

Week 01 ︎ 01/23/2020 ︎

• Introductions & Expectations
• Schedule Overview
• Introduction to Project#1: Enter the (dot) Matrix
• Knitting Circle: FontStruct
   
  
• HW︎
• Start work on Project#1: Enter the (dot) Matrix
• Procure a found or sketched alphabet (bubble letters welcome)
  
  

Week 02 ︎ 01/30/2020 ︎

• Knitting Circle: Introduction to Glyphs
• Discussion: “Conceptual” Fonts
• In-class work on Project#1: Enter the (dot) Matrix
  
  
• HW︎
• Complete work on Project#1: Enter the (dot) Matrix

Week 03 ︎ 02/06/2020 ︎

• Critique for Project#1: Enter the (dot) Matrix
• Introduction to Project #2: Unicode Spelunking
  
  
• HW︎
• Start work on Project #2: Unicode Spelunking

Week 04 ︎ 02/13/2020 ︎

• Discussion on clarity for Project #2: Unicode Spelunking
• Discussion: Applications
• Knitting Circle: Drawin’ in Glyphs
  
  
• HW︎
• Continue working on Project#2: Unicode Spelunking

Week 05 ︎ 02/20/2020 ︎

• In-class check-in for Project #2: Unicode Spelunking
• Discussion: “That S Thing,” Sigils, Bliss Symbols, Zodiac Ciphers


• HW︎
• Continue working on Project#2: Unicode Spelunking
  
  

Week 06 ︎ 02/27/2020 ︎

• Watch & Discuss James Edmondson @ Typographics 2019
  Changing Out of Your Typographic Sweatpants
• Watch & Discuss Ed Fella @ Typographics 2019
  Analog Letterforms to the Nth Degree
• Address digital folders
• In-class work on Project#2: Unicode Spelunking
• Check-ins and technical triaging on Project#2: Unicode Spelunking


• HW︎

• Complete work on Project#2: Unicode Spelunking
  
• Procure materials for calligraphy portion (see Resources)
  
  

Week 07 ︎ 03/05/2020 ︎

• Critique for Project #2: Unicode Spelunking
• Introduction of Project #3: Regular-ass Font/Typeface
• Introduction of Project #4: Calligraphic Output


• HW︎
• Start work on Projects #3 & #4

Week 08 ︎ 03/12/2020 ︎

• Knitting Circle: Calligraphy, Roman capitals
  
  
• HW︎
• Continue work on Projects #3 & #4 
• Produce & document 2 pangrams with 9 nib-width monoline roman capital letters. 
• Produce & document one A3+ (size of the Rhodia dot pads we’re using for class) or 11 in. ︎ 17in. area worth of exploration of alternative alphabets or letterforms. 
  
  

Week 09 ︎ 03/19/2020 ︎

• Knitting Circle: Calligraphy, Foundational Hand miniscules
  


• HW︎
• Continue work on Projects #3 & #4
  
• Produce a “couplet’s worth” of writing in Foundational Hand miniscules

Week 10 ︎ 03/26/2020 ︎

• Review Foundational Hand miniscules
• Knitting Circle: Calligraphy, Blackletter
  
  
• HW︎
• Continue work on Projects #3 & #4
  

Week 11 ︎ 04/02/2020 ︎

• No Class!︎

• Here’s your HW for the break!︎

Week 12 ︎ 04/09/2020 ︎

• Introduction to Final project
• Knitting Circle: Italics
• (asynchronous) review Glyphs tutorials
  


• HW ︎
• Be ready to present ideas for Final project
• Review Glyphs tutorials

Week 13 ︎ 04/16/2020 ︎

• Individual meetings for Final Projects/Regular-ass Font & Calligraphic Output
  
• (asynchronous) review Glyphs tutorials
• Sign up for individual feedback session︎
  
  
• HW︎
• Complete work on Project #4 Calligraphic Output
• Continue work on Final Project(s)

Week 14 ︎ 04/23/2020 ︎

• Critique Project #4 Calligraphic Output
• (asynchronous) check-in on status of Final Project(s)
  
  

• HW︎ 
• Complete work on Final Project(s)
  

Week 15 ︎ 04/30/2020 ︎

• Final Project Critiques part 1

Week 16 ︎ 05/07/2020 ︎

• Final Project Critiques part 2
• Unofficial Class Feedback Session
• Havdalah