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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Hi Claire,
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<div>I love typography and have collected a few resources over the years:</div>
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<li>This is a great intro to the history of typography. &nbsp;It beautifully created with stop-motion, informative, and a short 5 minutes long. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOgIkxAfJsk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOgIkxAfJsk</a></li><li><a href="http://fortheloveoftype.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">http://fortheloveoftype.blogspot.com.au/</a>&nbsp;is a brilliant blog focused on typography by the up-and-coming young designer Gemmo O'Brien.</li><li>I Wonder by Marian Bantjes is a beautiful book to show students with amazing patterns and typography. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/I-Wonder-Marian-Bantjes/9780500515297?utm_source=SV-Body&amp;utm_medium=email-Service&amp;utm_term=I-Wonder_title&amp;utm_content=order-details&amp;utm_campaign=Order-dispatch" target="_blank">http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/I-Wonder-Marian-Bantjes/9780500515297?utm_source=SV-Body&amp;utm_medium=email-Service&amp;utm_term=I-Wonder_title&amp;utm_content=order-details&amp;utm_campaign=Order-dispatch</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Her
 website contains some beautiful work, too:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bantjes.com/" target="_blank">http://www.bantjes.com/</a>&nbsp; The typography and patterns made out of pasta are particularly spectacular! You can also hear her speak on Ted Talks:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/marian_bantjes_intricate_beauty_by_design.html" target="_blank">http://www.ted.com/talks/marian_bantjes_intricate_beauty_by_design.html</a>&nbsp;(Can
 you tell I really love her work?)</li><li>Finally, I show my students the work of Autobahn: &nbsp;<a href="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4o6g74gK01r8fuev.jpg" target="_blank">http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4o6g74gK01r8fuev.jpg</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="http://www.behance.net/Autobahn" target="_blank">http://www.behance.net/Autobahn</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Then
 I challenge them to create their own font from unusual materials. &nbsp;</li></ul>
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<div>Hope these help people!</div>
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<div>Michelle Dennis</div>
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<div id="divRpF219383" style="direction: ltr; "><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> vet-mm-bounces@edulists.com.au [vet-mm-bounces@edulists.com.au] on behalf of claire@warrandytehigh.vic.edu.au [claire@warrandytehigh.vic.edu.au]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 9 August 2013 8:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> vet-mm@edulists.com.au<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [vet-mm] Typography Tips?<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear VET IDM teachers,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I struggle with getting kids (at both yr. 11 and 12) to think creatively about this aspect of design.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Has anyone got any inspiring tips, resources, class exercises, activities to get kids thinking about typographical design?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Claire</p>
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