Art/design, Math, and Science...

Hey Gang,

Yesterday (October 19th, 2010) we learned a mathmatical formula an artist would use by hand to "center" a "Block Letter Word Design" which looks something like the following:

1.   Decide the number of letters in your design.   = Three

2.   Measure Your work space on your paper.  =  8.5" (tall) x 11" (wide).

3.  Subtract one whole inch ( to compensate for the half-inch border around the perimiter of your paper).  This should leave you with 7.5" x 10."

4.  Divide the number of letters in your design into the inches wide of your actual work space (10").  The answer tells you how wide each letter of your design can be, without being too large for the space on your paper.


We also practiced doing some block lettering.  This was demonstrated by drawing a box each letter will be placed in first.  The box equals the overall dimensions of the letter itself.   Click the link below to see more. :)

http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/schools/GCMS/plile/Block%20and%20Thee%20Dimensional%20Letters.ppt