Dear Readers,
I have been selected to teach design in a night school for adult vocational training. They will be starting with no design experience. The class is seventy two hours in eight weeks. My great desire is to teach them true classic design including elegant and legible typography. Does anyone have syllabuses, lesson plans, pointers, warnings, and resources, which may help. If so, I would be grateful.
Start with:
1. Designing with type by James Craig
2.Type Rules by Ilene Strizver
3.The new graphic design school by Alan Swann
4. Graphic design solutions By Robin Landa (third edition)
Also check out Ellen Lupton’s Thinking with Type, and her website
http://www.thinkingwithtype.com
where she has lesson plans and various things to help you out.
-marian
Dear Marian,
http://www.thinkingwithtype.com wow! great site! i am so happy she offers that, for all, on the internet.
Dear David,
Designing with type by James Craig was my first pick as well. I know of type rules and will look up the other two. I also liked the “the form of the book” Jan Tschichold. what do you think of it?
Thank you both,
Psachyah
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