Go Yin Nee (300 491 531)
Typography
Lecture
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Type arrangement (30%)
Task 1 (10%): The Letter
In this task, you will write (type) a single page love letter to your beloved who has been abroad for the last 6 months. The year is 1986, the world wide web or internet isn’t yet available to the masses, however the desktop computer has been invented. Letters are still a popular means to send and receive news. As, such it has been your practice to write one letter a week on your new desktop computer, print it, seal it in an envelop and post it to your beloved. This single page letter must be written sensibly and sensitively.
Task 1 (10%): The Letter
In this task, you will write (type) a single page love letter to your beloved who has been abroad for the last 6 months. The year is 1986, the world wide web or internet isn’t yet available to the masses, however the desktop computer has been invented. Letters are still a popular means to send and receive news. As, such it has been your practice to write one letter a week on your new desktop computer, print it, seal it in an envelop and post it to your beloved. This single page letter must be written sensibly and sensitively.
Your task is to use Adobe Illustrator to format this letter in a classical letter writing format (in the days of old) – when letter writing was done by hand – using a suitable font (or a combination of fonts), and appropriate margins, alignment, point size, leading and line length.
You will be required to print two copies; one without creases or folds, the other for postage. The letter for posting will require an envelop, as such thought must be put into the writing of the address on the envelop. You will post this letter to yourself, and you will bring this letter to class for submission and discussion. You will as always document all the processes, drafts and the final results on your eportfolio.
Important reading references:
Purdue: Common Letter Writing Formats
Good Letter Writing: Personal Letter Writing TemplateGood Letter Writing: Layouts
Purdue: Common Letter Writing Formats
Good Letter Writing: Personal Letter Writing TemplateGood Letter Writing: Layouts
(Note* If you stumble on some additional references, do share the on our Facebook group).
Marking Criteria: Lorem Ipsum…
Duration: 2 weeks
Deadline: week 10
Deadline: week 10
Research
The examples of love letters
Process
The content is not done yet but I try to apply these two fonts in my love letter
First - Two Cen MT Condensed. The fonts look like typing out from the typewriter, the invention before computer. I try to make the fonts look like 1980s.
Second - Pristina. The fonts is more towards Italy kind of handwriting. Which people used to write this kind of fonts for their love letter. It looks classic and beautiful.
Font - Two Cen MT Condensed
Font - Pristina
These are just the draft I have prepared
Feedback
Format is wrong and the arrangement of the letter is not neat
Reflection
Experiences: I experienced the difficulty on writing a love letter as I never experience it before.
Observation: I observed that I needed to improve on my writing of love letter as I am lack of sensible and sensitivity on my content.
Findings: I found it interested to write a love letter to myself. Also, I found that I need to improve the way I arrange my words.
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