GD154 Week 3

Introduction to InDesign

Stephen Bau
Leading with Design
2 min readJan 31, 2018

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January 23, 2018

GD154 Typography

  • Introduction to InDesign
  • Exploring digital type tools
  • Font formats, usage, and licensing
  • Accessing Universal Type Server (UTS)

Homework

  • Project 1: Completion of digital alphabet and specimen.
  • Project 2: Type Classifications.

Project 2: Type Classifications

During Week 2, we introduced Project 2: Type Classifications, which is a group project to give a presentation to describe the historical development of typography and help the class identify systems for type classification, type families, and letterforms.

I have finalized the groups to make sure that everyone is accounted for.

Week 5: February 6 — Old Style

  • Camille Candia
  • Daran Shin
  • MacKenzy Patterson

Week 6: February 20 — Modern

  • Simran Rai
  • Kim Goryk
  • Jessi Langager

Week 7: February 27 — Transitional

  • Pawan Chera
  • Madeline Funk

Week 8: March 6 — Slab Serif

  • Kimberly Vandenberg
  • Kevin Kim

Week 10: March 20 — Sans Serif

  • Stephanie Goldbaum
  • Deng Pan

Week 10: March 20 — Script

  • Joe Spencer
  • Emily Whitman

Week 11: March 27 — Blackletter

  • Kelly Ning
  • Kookwhan Park

Week 11: March 27 — Decorative and Display

  • Mudit Aggarwal
  • Sanya Sehgal

Resources

Leading with Design

InDesign Basics

Get Started with Adobe InDesign

Get Started with Adobe Illustrator

Lynda.com

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Stephen Bau
Leading with Design

Designer, educator, social architect, founder, Builders Collective. We are exploring how we imagine, design, and build the future together. https://bldrs.co