Christmas homework - create a font specimen sheet

Your homework is to create a font specimen sheet. You need to have a different font for each letter. You can use the ideas in the Chip Kidd book (above) or you can take the fonts from any appropriate source - this may include the following:

• magazines
• newspapers
• takeaway menus
• tickets
• flyers (one sheet print adverts)
• pamphlets
• carrier bags

When you return after Christmas you will have a page with 26 letters, A-Z - all in a different font. Yours will hopefully look similar to the one above.

Deadline: Thursday 5th January

10W - Work To Do (Monday 5th December - Thursday 15th December)

This week (5th - 7th December) your lessons are with Miss Marvin (Monday period 1) and Mr Ford (Wednesday period 5).
Next week (12th - 15th December) your lessons are with Mr Ford (Monday period 5 & Thursday period 3 ) and Miss Marvin (Tuesday period 2).

You should have already done the following:

• Completed all the research tasks here
• Completed audience profiles here
• Flat plan/ mock up of both posters (teaser and full)
• Added all your text to both posters
• Found an appropriate background image to use on both posters
• Found appropriate images of actors (make sure images are large)
• Added the images to your posters (pay attention to size of each image)
• Decided who your own star will be
• Taken photos of your star (take at least 20 photos)
• Added the star image to  your posters

You need to use the first three lessons this fortnight to finish your draft posters.

The final two lessons will be devoted to answering the draft evaluation question.

ALSO

1. Remember to use your checklist - tick off the different pieces of work as you complete them and add them to your folder.
2. Keep looking at real posters for ideas
3. Keep looking at real posters for size comparisons of text and images

Draft Poster Evaluation Questions

Answer the following questions. Refer to both your draft posters (teaser and full poster)

You need to include as much detail as possible for the following areas:

• Colours - Why did you choose them? What effect/mood do you think they create?
• Text - Consider its placement and the decision making process you went through. Why did you place it where you did? Why did you choose those fonts? What size worked best?
• Images - Write about the styling of the image, either on the photoshoot or in post production with PhotoShop effects. Why did you place the images where you did? How did you decide on the background imge? Are any images found images and not original? Why did you choose them?
• How can the audience tell that this is a poster for an action/adventure film? 
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of your work?