For example, if you were researching "Type and Letterforms," you would create a Pinterest board called "Type and Letterforms". You could SEARCH PINTEREST for examples of early forms of writing from others' boards and museums, such as the Ashmolean, which has some lovely early Egyptian scripts, papyrus, etc. You could also SEARCH THE INTERNET for examples of Roman inscriptions, etc. and PIN the websites you find on your board. Other places to LOOK FOR HISTORICAL EXAMPLES would be the British Museum, and HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES in the V&A, then moving through the evolution of moveable type and the design of new fonts, particularly in the 50s and 60s with type designer ARTISTS SUCH AS MAX MIEDINGER (HELVETICA), ROGER EXCOFFON, ADRIAN FRUTIGER and, later, NEVILLE BRODY.
ON YOUR PINTEREST BOARDS, MAKE COMMENTS UNDER EACH IMAGE:
Give it a title/ Name the Artist or Designer/ Say how it was created/ Say when it was created/ Say where it is now/ Give a response to it/ Add interesting links to it/ Add any other thoughts you may wish to write about in your books later.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THESE BOARDS AND USE THEM WHEN YOU ARE PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR WORKBOOK PAGES. You will not have to print anything, stick anything in your sketchbook or write by hand right away, and you will have time to search for good examples and make qualitative comments before you choose to add these to your books.
THE BOARDS DO NOT HAVE TO BE 'PUBLIC'; You can have "Private" boards and send your teacher the link so that these are shared only between you and your teacher. Boards can be viewed at the end of the first stage of a project on the projector screen and discussed with the class.
These virtual "boards" can be referenced in your workbooks as evidence where it is appropriate.
CHECK OUT MS. GILLIAM'S PINTEREST BOARDS LINKED BELOW. FOLLOW MS. GILLIAM ON PINTEREST OR JUST FOLLOW THE BOARDS THAT INTEREST YOU.