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SYLLABUS REQUIRED TEXT:
Designing with type: a basic course in typography, by James Craig and William Bevington; edited by Susan E. Meyer.-4th ed.
ISBN 0-8230-1347-2
This summer course merges the information covered in two different courses. We will closely follow the above text with a focus on typography and publication design. Lecture, lab, and critique formats. There will be a graded test, exercises, and projects to determine final grades. Most work will be done in the applications QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- one 100 Mb Zip disk formatted for Mac
- one 9" x 12" sketchbook
- two #2 pencils
- one black marker
- any small ruler or type ruler
- black matboard as needed
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COURSE OUTLINE:
- Introduction
- Basics of Typography
- Five Classic Typefaces
- Designing with Text Type
- Designing with Display Type
- Traditional Typography Skills
- Exam Covering Type Terminology and Related Design Skills
- Project One: Copyfitting and Comping
- Project Two: Typestyles and Readability
- Project Three: Paragraph Indications
- Project Four: Word Pictures
- Project Five: Visually Enhanced Quotation
- Project Six: Ransom Note
- Project Seven: Early Letterform
- Project Eight: Eight Page Brochure or Annual Report
- Other Exercises and Projects as Needed
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All information on this syllabus is subject to change at any time. This right is reserved so that the course can be modeled to fit individual needs.
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