Typography is the art of manipulating the visual form of language to enrich and control its meaning. It’s an essential area of skill and knowledge for graphic designers. Typography predates modern graphic design by around 500 years; it is rich in rules, conventions, and esoteric terminology—but it remains an exciting space for invention and expression.
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Review the terminology and measuring system used to describe type
Explore how typefaces tell stories and understand the historic evolution
Conduct a peer-reviewed typesetting exercise
Design of a full-scale typographic poster
Skills you will gain
- Creativity
- Adobe Illustrator
- History
- Graphics
- Adobe Indesign
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week 1: Talking Type
Week 2: Typefaces and their Stories
Week 3: Putting Type to Work
Week 4: Making Meaningful Type
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- 4 stars14.87%
- 3 stars1.98%
- 2 stars0.34%
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TOP REVIEWS FROM INTRODUCTION TO TYPOGRAPHY
Very organized and detailed about the basic, history, characteristics of typography.
I really enjoyed it and wish there were other courses by the same lecturer.
Thanks for the great course!!
Ffirstly i need to say thanks to my university they provide me a best platform for learn more about my subject. And i get more knowledge from my forign mentors. I am Thankfully to your support.
To some designer typography may be their bread and butter. But to some it is their kryptonite. And I fall into that later group. Hopefully I will have better chance with Typography now.
It's a very helpful course for the learners and a kickstart to the Graphic Designing aspirant.
This course helped me for making my basics more clear in Graphic Designing ...Loved it !
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