Exploring Typography

Catalog description

In this course, students study how human “markings” evolved from the earliest times to the present digital era, focusing on how letterforms began and how they’ve changed over time. Class projects concentrate on analyzing the structure of type form and how to use it effectively for creative visual communication. The course also highlights how to achieve visual effectiveness in the relationship of text to images on a page or screen. Through examples, hands-on projects, field trips, and research, students learn the skills necessary for communicating with type forms, and, in doing so, they gain an appreciation of the resources available to them to support their efforts.