10 media arts:
name:______________________________
Type Karaoke
Task: Using Adobe Illustrator, recreate the verse of a song with typography. You must represent the style & dynamics of
the song in a visual manner using only type (no images what so ever.) It will be as if the person viewing the artwork can
see characteristics of how the song is performed without having listened to the music.
NOTE: You ARE NOT representing the meaning in the lyrics (i.e. The word love does not need to be heart-shaped and
pink). Rather, the style of the song and how it is articulated by the artist and/or music group performing it.
TIP: Choose a song that is dynamic enough to recreate. Songs with a lot of contrast
(i.e. male vs. female voices; fast or slow tempos; loud vs. soft singing) work best when recreating visually.
When analyzing the song chosen consider:
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The style of music
The gender of singer(s)
How certain works are articulated, emphasized, elongated, repeated
How many voices are singing
When designing with topography consider;
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The appropriateness of the typeface in your design
The use of upper case and lower case characters
The point sizes to be used
Colour, outlines, drops shadows etc.
The kerning between letters (drastically space out characters or close enough to be touching)
The leading between lines (far apart or very close)
Overlapping, intertwining, rotating and flipping letters
Positive and negative letters
The elements and principles of design in your composition especially colour, space, line,
movement, balance, center of interest etc…
You will Hand in:
-Design Diary prep work
-An 8*10 inch Illustrator file with your Type Karaoke composition
-A sound file of the song chosen & evaluation
Design Diary Prep work:
1. Paste or copy out the lyrics of the chosen song (Remember, no song with swearing, offensive language or
alluding to questionable behavior will be allowed for this assignment). Also include the song’s title and
singer/band who performs the song.
2. Draw a table in your DD with the following headings:
Lyric(s)
Describe AUDIBLE Characteristics
1.
2.
Explain/Sketch VISUAL Possibilities
3. While listening to the song chosen, complete the table explaining 1o examples to be used in your design.
Design Diary Evaluation
EXPECTATION
Below Level 1
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Has the student
developed ideas in
their Design Diary to
help resolve creative
challenges &
generate ideas for
the creative process?
Inadequate
0
2
4
Limited/Poor
5
Moderate
6
Considerable
7
5.5
6.5
7.5
Superior
8
9
10
10 media arts:
name:______________________________
Type Karaoke
EXPECTATION
Below Level 1
< 50%
Level 1
50-59%
Level 2
60-69%
Level 3
70-79%
Level 4
80%-100%
Inadequate
Limited/Poor
Moderate
Considerable
Superior
0
2
4
5
6
7
5.5
6.5
7.5
8
9
10
Inadequate
Limited/Poor
Moderate
Considerable
Superior
0
2
4
5
6
7
5.5
6.5
7.5
8
9
10
[COMMUNICATION]
Has the song’s style and dynamics
been represented visually through the
student’s ability to design with
typography?
Is there enough contrast within the
work to identify the various
characteristics of the song?
[FUNCTION]
[APPLICATION]
Has the student manipulated type in a
creative way to represent the audible
parts of the song?
Is the overall composition unified?
Overall, is the arrangement of type
aesthetically pleasing?
[FORM]
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TOTAL
10 media arts:
/10 COMM.
APPL
name:______________________________
Type Karaoke
EXPECTATION
/10
Below Level 1
< 50%
Level 1
50-59%
Level 2
60-69%
Level 3
70-79%
Level 4
80%-100%
Inadequate
Limited/Poor
Moderate
Considerable
Superior
0
2
4
5
6
7
5.5
6.5
7.5
8
9
10
Inadequate
Limited/Poor
Moderate
Considerable
Superior
0
2
4
5
6
7
5.5
6.5
7.5
8
9
10
[COMMUNICATION]
Has the song’s style and dynamics
been represented visually through the
student’s ability to design with
typography?
Is there enough contrast within the
work to identify the various
characteristics of the song?
[FUNCTION}
[APPLICATION]
Has the student manipulated type in a
creative way to represent the audible
parts of the song?
Is the overall composition unified?
Overall, is the arrangement of type
aesthetically pleasing?
[FORM]

TOTAL
/10 COMM.
/10
APPL
name:______________________________
10 media arts: Type Karaoke
EXPECTATION
[COMMUNICATION]
Has the song’s style
and dynamics been
represented visually
through the
student’s ability to
design with
typography?
Below
Level 1
< 50%
Level 1
50-59%
Level 2
60-69%
Level 3
70-79%
Level 4
80%-100%
Inadequate Limited/Poor Moderate Considerable Superior
0
2
4
5
6
7
5.5
6.5
7.5
8
9
10
Is there enough
contrast within the
work to identify the
various
characteristics of the
song?
[FUNCTION]
[APPLICATION]
Has the student
Inadequate Limited/Poor Moderate Considerable Superior
manipulated type in a
creative way to
0
5
6
7
8
represent the audible
2
9
parts of the song?
4
5.5
6.5
7.5
10
Is the overall
composition unified?
Overall, is the
arrangement of type
aesthetically
pleasing?
[FORM]
 TOTAL
/10
COMM.
/10
APPL