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= Animated Fonts =
= Animated Fonts =


In this lecture we will learn how to create animated fonts and kinetic typography.
'''In this lecture we will learn how to create animated fonts and kinetic typography.'''
 
== Homework ==
 
'''Here's your homework:'''
 
* Think of a theme, an emotion or a story you want to express through animated typography
* Create an animation in Processing
* Upload the result to Vimeo


== Links ==
== Links ==
=== Animation ===
=== Animation ===
* [https://vimeo.com/64895205 Stop Drawing Dead Fish] by Bret Victor
* [https://vimeo.com/64895205 Stop Drawing Dead Fish] by Bret Victor
=== Kinetic Typography ===
=== Kinetic Typography ===
* Research
* Research
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** [http://johnnylee.net/kt/ Kinetic Typography Engine] by Johnny Chung Lee
** [http://johnnylee.net/kt/ Kinetic Typography Engine] by Johnny Chung Lee
** [http://www.creativeapplications.net/processing/generative-typography-processing-tutorial/ Generative Typography Tutorial] by Amnon Owed
** [http://www.creativeapplications.net/processing/generative-typography-processing-tutorial/ Generative Typography Tutorial] by Amnon Owed
** [http://www.anitype.com/ Anitype Website]
== Homework ==
* Think of a theme, an emotion or a story you want to express through animated typography
* Create an animation in Processing
* Upload the result to Vimeo


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= Writing Systems =
= Writing Systems =
In this lecture we will explore different writing systems.
'''In this lecture we will explore different writing systems.'''
 
==Links==
=== Research ===
* Writing Systems
** [[Schrift#Exotische_Schriften|Exotic Writing Systems]]
** [[wikipedia:en/List_of_writing_systems|List of Writing Systems]]
** [http://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/conlangs.htm Constructed Scripts for Constructed Languages]
** [http://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/phonetic.htm Phonetic / Universal Scripts]
** [http://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/fictional.htm Fictional Alphabets]
=== Software ===
* RITA Library
** [http://rednoise.org/rita/ RITA Library Page]
** [https://rednoise.org/rita/reference/index.php RITA Reference]
 
==Homework==
Create some kind of fictional alphabet
* Create a Processing Sketch to display the letters of the alphabet — maybe draw a chart of letters (Did you know Processing can output PDFs?)
* Use the RITA library to create text in your constructed script!
* Please a short paragraph in the wiki detailing the background of your fictional alphabet / writing system / language
* Just posting pretty pictures is not enough
 
Remember:
* You have two weeks time to finish your homework!
* Keep it simple.  It’s okay if you create a writing system for a special domain (For example counting / numbers)


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= Physical Fonts =
= Physical Fonts =
In this lecture we will explore 3D fonts.
'''In this lecture we will explore 3D fonts.'''
==Links==
...
==Homework==
...


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= Reading Fonts =
= Reading Fonts =
In this lecture we will explore OCR.
'''In this lecture we will explore optical character recognition'''.
==Links==
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==Homework==
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Revision as of 10:25, 21 January 2016

Animated Fonts

In this lecture we will learn how to create animated fonts and kinetic typography.

Links

Animation

Kinetic Typography

Homework

  • Think of a theme, an emotion or a story you want to express through animated typography
  • Create an animation in Processing
  • Upload the result to Vimeo

Writing Systems

In this lecture we will explore different writing systems.

Links

Research

Software

Homework

Create some kind of fictional alphabet

  • Create a Processing Sketch to display the letters of the alphabet — maybe draw a chart of letters (Did you know Processing can output PDFs?)
  • Use the RITA library to create text in your constructed script!
  • Please a short paragraph in the wiki detailing the background of your fictional alphabet / writing system / language
  • Just posting pretty pictures is not enough

Remember:

  • You have two weeks time to finish your homework!
  • Keep it simple. It’s okay if you create a writing system for a special domain (For example counting / numbers)

Physical Fonts

In this lecture we will explore 3D fonts.

Links

...

Homework

...


Reading Fonts

In this lecture we will explore optical character recognition.

Links

...

Homework

...