12 hours 9, 16, 23, 30 January 2021 (Saturdays) Register
Typography is not just about the styling of text; it shapes how we read and engage with information. This course explores what makes typography work for reading and the advanced craft skills that enable that.
This course takes an in-depth look at the technics and thinking behind good typography that works. The focus is not type as a conceptual or expressive element, but a lucid vehicle for textual content to support different contexts and modes of reading. Digital craft knowledge will be complemented by theory of typography and document design. Suitable for practising communication designers who are interested in elevating their craft skills and typographic knowledge for creating usable and aesthetically sound documents.
Course content
- Theory of typography and document design
- Aesthetic and digital craft skills
- Typographic design practice
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the programme, learners will be able to
- describe the typographic and document design theories that make typography work for supporting reading
- apply aesthetic and digital craft skills on character, paragraph, list, table, object and page levels using industry-standard page layout software
- make appropriate and informed orthographic and typographic decisions when designing with complex text matter to support different modes of reading
QF level 4
QR registration no. 20/000474/L4
Validity period 15/07/2020 to 31/08/2021