ART 282 - Typography and Layout Design

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: One hour lecture; three hours lab. (2-D)
Prerequisites: ART 280 or permission of instructor.
A study of design aesthetics, the visual organization of information and use of basic letter forms, typographic contrast, hierarchy of information, major type families and typographic grids. Projects allow students to experiment with type from a variety of approaches and examine its possibilities as expressive form in relation to syntax and visual communication.