Course Syllabus

This course will introduce you to principles/evolution of typography with concentration on drawing letterforms, typeface identification, layout formulation. Assignments investigate principles
of lettering.
Week: Subjects Covered
1. (September 28.) Introduction/Getting to know typographic elements.
Project 1: Type Prototype
2. (October 05.) Work in process/ Lecture on anatomy and evolution of letterforms.
3. (October 12.) Presenting Project 1/ Project 2: Designing Letterforms.
Understanding contrasting visual characteristics of letterforms. Lecture on type specimens.
4. (October 19.) Work in process
5. (October 26.) Presenting Project 2 / Lecture on selecting and using type.
Project 3: Positive Negative Joinary.
6. (November 02.) Work in process
7. (November 09.) Holiday
8. (November 16.) Presenting Project 3/ Project 4: Establishing visual hierarchy
in the composition.
9. (November 23.) Work in process
10. (November 30.) Work in process
11. (December 05.) Presenting Project 4/Project 5: Typesetting issues, legibility,
readability
12. (December 12.) Work in process
13. (December 21.) Work in process
14. (December 28.) EXAM
15. (January 04) Work in process