OBJECTIVES:

This course focuses on typography – its legibility, readability, and use as a visual element. Emphasis is placed on visual expression, composition and problem solving using letterform as the key element. This is an overview course on the topic of type. Various ways and methods to work with type in & as a design solution will be explored. This is not a course in the development of documents.
  MATERIALS:
Most of the following files are only in pdf format and will download to your computer.If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, download it from this link.
Syllabus (pdf only)
Out of Class Readings (pdf only)
Mid-term Quark Book (pdf only)
• Project #1 - Found Type
(pdf only)
• Project #2 - Anatomy of Type (pdf only)
• Project #2 - Ligature Information (pdf only)
• Project #2 - Anatomy of Type Terms (additional definitions)
• Project #3 - Type categories Poster (pdf only)

• FINAL! ! ! get this info now!!!


  STUDENT WORK:
As projects are done and turned in, they will be showcased here.

Found Type



  LINKS:

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