MYP 4 & 5 Design Option: TYPOGRAPHY & extra credit

Typography...is the art, technique and process of arranging type and type design for a variety of media purposes. It is extremely important to designers as it determines the mood, style, and flow of a piece of work. Not only do we gain meaning from the text itself but from the design, arrangement and style of the text.

For your last mini-project, you will be working on developing typography skills and learning how to achieve different designs using text in Inkscape.

Check out the tutorials below for extra tips on Typography:

• Inkscape Text Tricks: http://www.ffnn.nl/pages/articles/media/inkscape-text-tricks.php
• Calligraphy: http://www.inkscape.org/doc/calligraphy/tutorial-calligraphy.html
• Stylizing Text:  http://troy-sobotka.blogspot.com/2008/04/inkscape-tutorial-2-text-and-simple.html
• Shattered/Smashing Text: http://ryanler.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/shattered-smashed-text-tutorial/

Want to extend your Inkscape skills even further? Check out the following tutorials and hand one in for extra credit:

• Create a Realistic Guitar: http://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com/2009/02/08/realistic-guitar-tutorial/
• Create a Coffee Cup: http://vector.tutsplus.com/illustration/creating-a-coffee-cup-with-inkscape/
• Create a Light Bulb Icon: http://vector.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustration/how-to-create-a-vector-light-bulb-icon-with-inkscape/
• Create Drawings of Tomatoes: http://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/using-inkscape-to-illustrate-tomatoes/
• Illustrate a Pink Hibiscus Flower: http://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/how-to-illustrate-a-reddish-pink-hibiscus-flower-using-inkscape/