The Alphanumeric Books
The objective of the Alphanumeric project is to focus students on an important and essential tool for the practice of Graphic/Information Design—Typography. This project is conceived as an introduction to two main areas of importance: Information Literacy and the History and Theory of Type Design by teaching students how to source, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share information about a font’s (1) provenance, (2) classification, (3) designer(s), and it’s (4) nomenclature.
These ebooks are selected from the CCSU Design Program’s Gateway Class, Fundamentals of Graphic/Information Design (DES 122). Student’s start with research of type classifications and collection of fonts for an annotated bibliography. Recreation of fonts in a variety of materials are rendered in accurate proportion with attention to detail, followed by photographic styling and lighting, image editing, book layout and production, and finally on-demand printing, publishing, and distribution methods.
Maiquynh Truong
Klajdi Bajlliu
Francis Pinamang
Aubianna Arvelo
Bradley Harris
Wayne Grant
Valeria Hoyos
Nicole Edmonds
Erin Kulcsar
George Ramriez
James Harless
Nathaniel Fitzz
Mikayla Heim
Cortaz Williams
Elvis Rios Torres
Daisy Dewitt
Cameron Amato
Antwan Gibson
Ryan Murphy
Yrlande Appolon