Quote of the Day

Martin Luther King, Jr. Mahatma Gandhi. Abraham Lincoln. Emily Dickinson. Albert Einstein. Mark Twain. Years after their deaths, we still turn to their words for wisdom, encouragement and guidance. These leaders, thinkers, and writers, and hundreds more like them, can put their thoughts into short and clever phrases that perfectly sum up how they see the world.


Quote by Victor Hugo		Quote by Walt Disney		Quote by George Eliot

Think of a famous quote that inspires you. Then, using the typography techniques from this lesson, layout a design that shares your quote in an original and artistic way. Your quote should be about a sentence long (about 5-12 words), and your presentation should go beyond simply choosing a font and typing some words. Instead, your quote needs to be thoughtfully designed and artfully composed (see above examples). Make sure you use more than one but less than four fonts, and experiment with different font faces, cases, tracking, weights, alignments, and styles. Finally, include at least one baseline path that is not a straight horizontal line.

Your quote typography design can be hand-drawn or digital, and you can include a background image or ornamental flourishes if you like. But the majority of your grade will be based on the readability, composition, style, and artistry of your typographical arrangement. For more details on how your work will be graded, check out the rubric below.

Quote of the Day Rubric

	Criteria
Quote and Readability 2 Points	1 Point: You've chosen a famous, inspiring quote that is about a sentence long.
Quote and Readability 2 Points	1 Point: Your typography is highly clear and readable.
Fonts 2 Points	1 Point: You include more than one but less than four different font faces.
Fonts 2 Points	1 Point: The fonts you've selected fit together well and allow the viewer's eye to flow easily across the page.
Typography 2 Points	1 Point: You include at least one example of a baseline path that isn't a horizontal straight line.
Typography 2 Points	1 Point: You effectively use a variety of font sizes, weights, tracking, styles, alignments, and cases to emphasize the main message of your quote and create an appealing design.
Overall Success 1 Point	1 Point: You skillfully apply the elements of art and principles of design to your text, creating typography that is stylish, creative, and matches the mood and content of your quote.