VOCABULARY:Positive Space- Positive spaces are those occupied by the main subjects of the work. The shapes of positive spaces are determined by the shapes of the main subjects of the work.

Negative Space-The Negative spaces are the areas around and behind the positive spaces. Negative space can also be referred to as the background. It is the space in an artwork that is empty of lines, designs, color or shapes.

Negative spaces have shapes as well. If one removes the subjects from a work, the negative spaces are left with a blank in the shapes of the parts removed. Therefore, the shapes of the negative spaces are determined by the shapes of the positive spaces.

OVERLAP- When one thing lies over, partly covering something else. Depicting this is one of the most important means of conveying an illusion of depth.

Graphic Letters DrawingYou will….

•Choose your first or last name, or both depending on the length•Sketch out a few different layouts for your drawing in your DW, look through magazines and websites to see a variety of fonts•Develop your own font, and overlap the letters of your name to create positive and negative spaces•Use repetition to create patterns in all spaces

•WATCH MS. CZERWINSKI’S DEMO!

Graphic Design- The art of communicating messages with images and lettering usually in commercial art such as advertisements, signs, book jackets, etc.

Jasper Johns- a contemporary American artist from 1950s, who was a painter and printmaker; Johns is best known for his painting Flag which he painted after having a dream of the American flag. He is considered a Pop Artist and an Abstract Expressionist.

VOCABULARY:Graphic Design- The art of communicating messages with images and lettering usually in commercial art such as advertisements, signs, book jackets, etc.

Positive Space- Space in an artwork that is filled with something such as lines, designs, color or shapes.

Negative Space-Space in an artwork that is empty of lines, designs, color or shapes.

OVERLAP- When one thing lies over, partly covering something else.