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2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

DES 253 - Typography I

Credits 3
Studio / 6 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: FOU 114, 115; VIDG, VIDP, VIDE Majors only; Or permission of instructor
This course emphasizes the history of existing letterforms, creation of new letterforms, and the relationship between content, typefaces, and the page. Assignments focus on the beauty and structure of text, the consideration of the part and the whole, and the [r]evolution of writing and printing. Page layout software is introduced.
Graded