ENGL 377

http://consumerist.com/2010/05/the-devolution-of-privacy-on-facebook.html

Today you will continue doing your in-class usability study, only this time you will also make use of Adobe Captivate 3. By the end of class you will have produced a data-driven argument to support a set of design conclusions.

In the film _Helvetica_, a number of speakers made reference to how fonts are political, particularly in the 1960s. In groups of two or three, I’d like you to analyze document font selections from the MSU Radical Papers Archive. How is/isn’t font selection and use visibly political?

MSU Student Activism (circa 1960s): http://www2.lib.msu.edu/branches/dmc/digital.jsp?coll=4

MSU Radical Papers Archive (1900s – 1960s): http://www2.lib.msu.edu/branches/dmc/digital.jsp?coll=1

Analyze at least two of these documents with your peer and discuss them in relationship to the film and readings.