The start of a new school year generates excitement, engagement, and curiosity in every classroom. I’ve found that one way to get to know my sixth-grade students is to introduce a unit on typography. Students bring Chromebooks to the art room daily, so having this technology readily available makes for a fun way to break the ice and get to know your students by name. This unit contains two different projects that typically take three or four one-hour class periods to complete.
Art teachers incorporate visual language, written language, spoken language, sign language, computer programming language, and more into their lessons. Students create the first letter of their first name using a cut-paper mosaic technique, combine typography with graphic design tools to create name designs, use a CAD program to turn character drawings into 3D-printed figures, design public word sculptures to inspire positive action, and more.
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