Comic Sans: Love it or Hate it?
If you have seen the excellent documentary “Helvetica,” you may also enjoy this one. This is short documentary about the font Comic Sans. Or click here to watch. Personally, I am not a Comic Sans fan.
View ArticleGraphic Design Resources
I love it when I find a great resource after I taught the topic and no longer need it. If you want a basic introduction to what makes good design, go here for blurbs about colour, line, shape, scale...
View ArticleHere & There
I love this map concept and Tokyo could benefit considering the lack of street signs! Click the map to enlarge the view or go to the link. Here & There is a project by S&W exploring speculative...
View ArticleGraphic Design: The New Basics
I received a proof copy of this book. It will temporarily have to sit on my shelf until the summer when I get some time to read it. I requested a copy from the publisher as the book’s website provides...
View ArticleBest Album Artwork of 2009
It’s the time of year for people to compile their ‘best-of’ lists. Here’s mine for best album artwork of 2009. I limited myself to only albums I own so if you have a recommendation, I’d love to hear...
View ArticleWhat is graphic design?
As I prepare for my next unit on graphic design, I stumbled across this humorous Australian video: (warning: contains the expletive b*llsh*t)
View ArticleJust My Type: a book about fonts
I recently finished reading Just My Type by Simon Garfield. I usually don’t read books like this, but I’m glad I did. It’s entertaining and really interesting. Simon Garfield provides insight into the...
View ArticleGrade 9 Graphic Design Work
Grade 9 have finished their unit on graphic design. To become familiar with Photoshop/Illustrator, tasks were set where students created a business card and a magazine cover. Students were encouraged...
View ArticleThe Key to Media’s Hidden Codes
Here is a good resource I stumbled across today if you teach advertising or visual/media literacy. The Key to Media’s Hidden Codes: Colors, camera angles and logos in the media can all prompt immediate...
View ArticleWhat Type Are You? Typography Experiment
Grade 9 students have begun their graphic design unit and were asked to create a composition using only the letters of their name. They selected whether to use Photoshop or Illustrator. The purpose of...
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