Tuesday, June 9, 2015

For the Love of Fonts

By Tawnya Sherman

Fonts have saved my gifted son from turning in sloppy projects!  There is such pride in turning in an assignment that has been typed.  Feeling like a cool grown-up comes into play.
When an assignment comes up, we talk about what font might represent the topic.  He will want to get started because that is a fun step and doesn’t seem so daunting.  “How do you want to grab audience attention?” can refer to both the introduction to the essay, as well as the font.
Fonts have helped my son realize that words can paint pictures.  By looking for a scary font, my child has to think about what scared looks like.  Then when he goes to write, his mind is ready to write using descriptive words.
An intellectual character from the TV series, The Middle, has a true passion for fonts.  It might be fun to show your child the videos below so he/she could get on the bandwagon.  J

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