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Schedule

The following is the up-to-date schedule for Typography II. Make sure you follow the appropriate section as the dates are off by one day. Check back for more updates.

Section 001

Monday		Wednesday
		11.28	Syllabus and course introduction Lecture 01: Fundamentals of Typography / Review Assign Project 01: Text
12.03	Lecture 02: Hierarchy Tony Pritchard’s Typographic Hierarchy Tutorial on basics of InDesign Assign reading: Text section of Thinking with Type	12.05	In-class work session & desk crits Tutorial and exercise on hierarchy
12.10	DUE: Project 01 with full-class crit Discussion on reading Lecture 03: Letterspacing & ¶ Assign reading: Grid section of Thinking with Type, Let’s talk about margins by Craig Mod, Relearning how to talk about design by Bethany Heck Assign Project 02: Typesetting	12.12	Lecture 04: The Grid Watch More Perfect Typography by Tim Brown Tutorials on setting up grids, columns, baseline grids, and paragraph styles In-class work session
12.17	In-class work session & desk crits with printed roughs Watch On Web Typography by Jason Santa Maria	12.19	DUE: Project 02 with full-class crit Discussion on reading Christmas party Read: Grid systems in graphic design, Structural Typography, and The Value of Multi-Typeface Design (write about what you learn in sketchbook)
	HOLIDAY BREAK
1.07	Discussion and quiz on reading Assign reading: Every Book Starts with an Idea Assign Project 03 In-class research	1.09	Lecture 05: Dynamic Layout Demo and design file management Small group meetings with book proposal In-class work session
1.14	Reading discussion Desk crits Work session	1.16	Full class crit with complete, printed roughs Assembling demonstration In-class work session
1.21	MLK Day No class*	1.23	DUE: Project 03 book and file with full class crit Assign Project 04 Begin research Assign reading: Why Typography Matters
1.28	Mid-term grade meeting Assign reading: The Crystal Goblet and Drowning the Crystal Goblet	1.30	Lecture: Image & Meaning Discussion on reading In-class work session & desk crits (3+ digital roughs of poster) Upload Project 03 mockups on Behance
2.04	Reading discussion Class review digital roughs on TV Small group discussions of badge, program, and ticket sketches	2.06	Desk crits reviewing badge, ticket and program In-class work session
2.11	Full-class crit with printed roughs of everything	2.13	In-class work session
2.18	Check-in, troubleshooting, and production day Finish compiling Process Book Class survey	2.20	DUE: Project 04 with full-class crit DUE: Process blog and binder Retake Typography Test Class wrap-up discussion
	END OF QUARTER