Typography and Layout

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Overview

Subject area

MMA

Catalog Number

215

Course Title

Typography and Layout

Description

This course will explore type design and its application in visual communication. Students will study the formal qualities of type faces and their historical origin. Students will learn to manipulate type properties to design meaningful and effective graphic communication. The use of industry-standard desktop publishing software will be covered as well and will be applied to a range of typographic solutions.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

No

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

4

Requisites

013663

Course Schedule