CC2, Week 8: Herb Lubalin's 'Type - O - Graphics'

Here's a short video about a graphic designer you should know: Herb Lubalin. 

Herb Lubalin was famous for designing what he called "typ-o-graphics" - designs that combined type and art in clever, conceptual ways. For example...

Next, have a look at this blog post by graphic designer Frank Chimero

You'll be sent a link to a Excel file - choose which line you'd like to interpret as a Herb Lubalin-style typ-o-graphic and type your name in column 1 to claim that line. Only one person per line.

In class, use what we've learned about composition to create four thumbnail sketches of different ways to could interpret your line with both type and visual elements.

Next Week ISA #2: We will not be meeting in class next week. Choose one of your thumbnail sketches and create a finished version in ink wash.