Typography 1

Introduction

Lecture 1
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Module Details
This course will provide designers with the theoretical
knowledge, history and practical experience through a
process of discovery and experimentation in the fundamental
aspects of typography.
Students will have to successfully complete practical
exercises.
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Expected Learning Outcomes

At the end of the module, the student is expected to be

able to:

1. Demonstrate a functional knowledge of the language of

type, its practical use and historical grounding.

2. Demonstrate aesthetic and conceptual problem solving

skills.

3. Apply the terminology of typographic design.

 Introduction
Expected Learning Outcomes

At the end of the module, the student is expected to be

able to:

3. Demonstrate the expressive possibilities of typography.

4. Define the influences that have shaped modern

typography.
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Assessments
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Learning and Teaching Strategy

Classes will consist of lectures, discussions,

presentations, case studies, exercises, tutorials and
project reviews.
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Syllabus Outline

• Different type of Typefaces

• Learning anatomy of type
• Typeface and layout
• Compiling textural information into a journal
• Compositing fonts into an image
Typography 1
History of type

Lecture 1
History of type
Introduction
History of type
Introduction
History of type
Introduction
History of type
Cuneiform tablets
History of type
Hieroglyphs
History of type
Hieroglyphs
 History of type
Ideogram-based languages
 History of type
Chinese and Japanese scripts
 History of type
Phoenician characters
 History of type
Phoenician characters
History of type
The Greek alphabet
History of type
The Greek alphabet
 History of type
Boustrophedon writing
History of type
Cyrillic languages
History of type
Cyrillic languages
 History of type
Semitic and Aramaic languages
History of type
Arabic
History of type
Hebrew
History of type
Hebrew
 History of type
The Roman alphabet
 History of type
The Roman alphabet
 History of type
The modern alphabet
 History of type
The modern alphabet