Paul Sahre Sketches

joseontiveros3 Comments

I’ve got a couple of sketches and rough designs done, not particularly married to any of them so any feedback would be lovely. I tried to focus most on mixing typefaces and taking a lil bit of inspiration from Paul Sahre’s style, he seems to love shapes and isn’t afraid to move text around.

9/9 Class Follow-up

Christina SharpLeave a comment

Hey Everyone,


Here is what’s due before and for next week:

  • It looks like I got everyone’s final mounted Quote Iterations (Assignment 1). Please make sure your final .ai file and a .pdf version are uploaded into your Google Drive folder and labeled: “Assignment 1_Firstname Lastname.ai”
  • For Assignment 2, post your research and sketches on the website for feedback and also provide feedback for your classmates. If you need to do digital sketches, that’s fine, but do not jump right into creating drafts. Sketching out your ideas for layouts and compositions will be more freeing than locking yourself into the tools you know in illustrator. Here is a link to the Office of Paul Sahre to get you started, and share any of his work you referenced for your designs.
  • Before you begin your draft, read this section of Thinking with Type that talks about mixing typefaces.
  • For next class, print out your poster draft (11″x17″) and have it ready to critique at the beginning of class. 
  • Also, Read this Interview about Douglas Thomas’s book Never Use Futura. It’s an interesting discussion about the historical significance of type, and how culture can impact your choice of typeface. We will have a discussion about it after critique next week.

These are the fonts you are allowed to use for your Typography Poster Assignment:

  • Garamond
  • Caslon
  • Baskerville
  • Bodoni
  • Palatino
  • Clarendon
  • Rockwell
  • Optima
  • Helvetica Neue
  • Futura
  • Franklin Gothic
  • Neutra
  • Gill Sans
  • DIN (Also DINOT on your computers)

See you all next week, and as always email me if you have any questions.