Creative Typography: Designing School Values

Creative Typography: Designing School Values

Year 5 Visual Arts Exploring fonts and design 45-minute lesson

Learning Intention & Success Criteria

We are learning to design our own font style based on a theme We will create a word connected to school values using our designed font Success: I can explain my design choices and how they reflect the chosen value

What is Typography?

Think about all the different ways you see letters and words around you What makes some text look friendly? Scary? Important? How do letters make you feel?

Key Vocabulary

Typography: The art of arranging letters and text Font: A particular style of letters and characters Design: Planning how something will look Pattern: Repeated decorative elements Style: The distinctive appearance of something Theme: The main idea or subject

Typography in Our World

Font Detective Activity

Look around the classroom for 3 different fonts Draw a quick sketch of each font style Describe what feeling each font gives you Share your findings with a partner

Teacher Demonstration: Theme-Based Font Design

Choose a theme: Nature Think about nature's qualities: flowing, organic, growing Design letters that reflect these qualities Add decorative elements that support the theme

School Values & Design Ideas

{"left":"Aroha: Heart shapes, flowing curves, warm colors\nRespect: Strong, stable lines, balanced design\nCourage: Bold, angular letters, upward movement","right":"Kindness: Soft, rounded edges, gentle curves\nWhānau: Connected letters, interlocking design\nLearning: Books, lightbulbs, growing elements"}

Create Your Value Font

Choose one school value that's important to you Design 5-6 letters for that value Create your chosen word using your designed font Add decorative elements that support your theme

"Good typography is invisible, great typography is unforgettable."

Reflect on your design How does your font represent your chosen value? What makes your typography special?