Year 5 - Art and design
Learn to draw typographic letter forms
Lettering: graphic design
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Unit Summary
Pupils will investigate letterforms and practice calligraphic techniques, looking at the work of artists and designers. They will make concrete poems, playing with typographic forms to create meaning and communicate ideas. They will design and create their own letterform composition.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create and understand impactful typographic letter forms.
Key Notes
- Understand how to draw and design typographic letterforms by focusing on shape, spacing and proportions
- Learn how different letterforms communicate different moods or themes in graphic design and typography
- Practice designing your own letters with attention to detail and creativity
Vocabulary To Learn
- Typography: arranging letters and text in a way that makes them readable and visually appealing
- Typeface: a set of letters that share a similar shape and design
- Letterform: the shape and design of a single letter
- Serif: small lines or strokes added to the ends of letters
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The content of text conveys all essential information.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Understand how to draw and design typographic letterforms by focusing on shape, spacing and proportions. Learn how different letterforms communicate different moods or themes in graphic design and typography.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'Typography'
arranging letters and text in a way that makes them readable and visually appealing.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The content of text conveys all essential information. Correction: Typograhy, typefaces, and letterform designs can change the emotion and message of written text.
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