Organization of a workshop (workshop) for students in graphic design (M1) of the School of Visual Communication Nantes, France (ECV).
From 3 to 6 April 2012. Jury at the end of workshop Friday, April 6.
12 students. 4 groups of 3.
Brief of subject
This is to design and draw a typographic alphabet (lower case or capitals or both).This alphabet is used during the next program in packaging whose subject is the design of a bottle of sparkling mineral water. In view of its application for the product (bottled water), the alphabet must connote lightness, fineness or transparency for the symbolic part and/or be a formal point of view evoke bubbles, drops, water, etc. Finally, once drawn typography to be executed in vector forms.
You must also present your alphabet, you need to realize that a specimen of your typography, size and number of pages to be defined (booklet, poster, etc..). It must show the various stages of completion of typography: research, sketches, scans, anatomy of character the entire alphabet, applications and show in uses.
Rotary and process
Tuesday, April 3
11 h 00-13 h 00: presentation, brief, definitions and research choices, distributions.
14 h 00-18 h 00: research & rough of typography.
Wednesday, April 4
10 h 30-12 h 00: scans, drawings on Illustrator for typography.
13 h 30 to 15 h 30 (group 1), scans, drawings on Illustrator for typography.
15 h 30 to 17 h 30 (group 2): scans, drawings on Illustrator for typography.
Thursday, April 5
From 14 h 00: completion of typography, early achievement of specimens and presentation materials.
Friday, April 6
9 h 00-13 h 00: finalization of specimens and presentation materials.
15 h 00-18 h 00: Presentation of the workshop with the jury.
Some pictures of the workshop:
