This document provides an agenda and notes for a workshop on typography and graphic design. It includes: - A presentation on typographic features like ligatures, swashes, ornaments and their appropriate uses. - Discussions of typeface characteristics and how to choose a typeface based on a design project. - Techniques for modifying text for improved design through methods like using small caps, oldstyle figures, initial caps, and adjusting spacing. - Breakout sessions for participants to work on designs, get help from others, and continue practicing the concepts from the workshop.

1. RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION CHEATING
 Check notes
 Look up on Internet
 Ask classmate for
explanation
 Discuss/debate possible
answers
 Ask for answer
 Copy answer

2.  Quiz
 Announcements
 Presentation: Ray Atnip
 Objectives
 Swashes, Ligatures, and
Ornaments! Oh, my!
 WILIST
 ~~10-minute
Break~~
 Objectives
 Preview/apply CD tools
 Work period
 Design My Sign
 20-min. Challenge
 WILIST
 Homework this week

3.  Quiz
 Practice collaborative test taking
 Encourage people to be on time without punishing
 Poet Laureate Park Dedication
 Wed. 4:30 – 6:30pm, 2901 Truxel Road
 Email Tanya Hanrihan, thanrihan@gmail.com
 Thursday, 10/1, from 8 – 9am, from 1 – 1:30pm
 Friday, 10/2, from 7 – 8am, from 1pm – as long as you
can until finished
 Saturday, 10/3 – Maker Faire
 Sign-up sheets have been posted!

4. BEFORE AFTER

5. Presentation by Ray Atnip

6.  Identify special typographic features
 Small caps, initial caps
 Oldstyle figures, em dash, en dash, and hyphen
 Ornaments, picture fonts
 Ligatures and swashes
 Determine appropriate use of each in a text
design

7.  Not all typefaces are
created equal
 What’s in a typeface?
 ABC
 abc
 123
 !@#
 What else?
 ¡ ™ £
 Œ ∑ ´
 ⁄ € ‹
 Expert Sets may include:
 Small Caps
 Oldstyle Figures
 Titling Caps
 Ligatures
 Swash Characters
 Em dashes
 Ornaments

8.  Capital letters
 Size of lowercase letters
 Design choice
 Titles
 Paragraph first line
 Acronyms (FBI, ABC, SLO)
 AM and PM
 Avoid faking SMALL CAPS
 Not easier to read than
ALL CAPS

9.  Large, ornate letters at
the beginning of the first
paragraph
 Guide reader to start
point
 Baseline of initial cap
aligns with one baseline
of text
 Use sparingly

10.  Lining figures are standard-sized numbers (at left)
 Look too large when placed in paragraph of text
 Oldstyle figures have ascenders and descenders
 Fit in paragraph like lowercase letters

11.  Hyphen
 Breaks a word at the end of
the line
 En Dash
 Indicates duration
 Does not get a space on
either side of it
 Em Dash
 Sets off a phrase
 More emphatic than a
comma
 No space before or after

12.  Decorations
 Set text apart
 Use in a row to create a
border
 Easy to use — Font
 Resize or adjust spacing
 Use as bullet in list
 Corner pieces to suggest
frame
 Easy to over-use Beautiful Floral Ornaments
http://fontsi.com/beautiful-floral-ornaments/

13.  Pictures that act like
fonts
 Use in many ways
 Logos
 Icons
 Symbols
 Can be fun or serious
 Use like ornaments and
dingbats
 Can be easy to over-use EF Ethno Font
http://www.identifont.com/similar?6CN

14.  Single characters that
combine 2 or more
characters
 f + i or f + l – common
 Problem – 2 characters
run into each other but
look wrong moved
farther apart

15.  It is what it sounds like
 Adds interest
 Can add elegance
 Difficult to read if over-
used
 Titles only, not text
 Not every letter
 Add to empty space only
 Can create balance

16.  Expert Sets of typeface include more than
alpha-numeric characters
 Using extra characters can improve the look of
text, make it look more stylish or professional
 Changing the shape of characters can add
interest or style
 Using any of these methods too much or
incorrectly can spoil the whole piece

18.  Alter characters in order to add interest or style
to text or make it more readable and legible
 Develop methods to choose a typeface that is
appropriate to the project
 Make adjustments to text spacing and
characteristics to improve design aesthetics,
readability, and legibility

19.  Nodes
 Adding, deleting, moving
 Changing node characteristics
 Using node handles

20. What To Do If Your
Design Is Done
Help others with their designs
Work on notebook
Create another design
Do homework

21. “I want you to make a metal sign for my business.”

28.  Ask questions to find out what the typeface
needs to do for readers
 Try out different typefaces, research online,
look at similar projects for ideas
 Modify letters to make a standard text look
special

29. CORELDRAW TOOLS & TECHNIQUES COURSE CONCEPTS
 Corel Draw Tips & Tricks
Adding Nodes and more
 Corel Draw Tips & Tricks
Working with nodes 2
 Torchmate CAD
 Kerf Width Compensation
 Male Tool Path
 Getting .DXF files from other
CAD programs cut ready part 1
 …And part 2