DSGN 217 Typography II

5 credits

This course builds upon the content covered in Typography. It emphasizes type as a communicative and aesthetic tool in both print and screen applications. Projects focus on legibility and meaning through content and context. Students explore format, typographic grid systems, organizational hierarchy of information systems, and integration of image as they further develop typographic fluency.

Prerequisites: DSGN 117

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate appropriate use of typography for various digital media formats as well as print formats
Utilize typographic grid systems
Demonstrate appropriate use of hierarchy and emphasis to enhance legibility and meaning
Demonstrate how to integrate type and image

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20