Graphicsand Gaphic Design in Education

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This course provides a conceptual bridge between language arts and visual arts. It examines the history, creative strategy, and art of written language and typography, with special emphasis on the technologies of language. During the semester students examine the genesis of the visual form of language, the material constraints on visual form, and its ability to communicate both cultural value and information. Reading, discussions, and hands-on design projects expose students to current topics of this changing field. Assignments emphasize the development of aesthetic - or “feel” - for type and the current philosophic discussions concerning the production of meaning through visual form.