COMD1167-D146 Type & Media, SP2017

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Professor(s)

Prof. Mary Brown

Department

Communication Design

Course Code

COMD1167

Semester / Year

Spring 2017

Course Description

This is a foundation course in typography with an emphasis on using type for a multiple of industry related applications ranging from print to interactive. Students will be introduced to principles of type design and terminology including: variations of type structure, anatomy, font usage, grid, leading, kerning, tracking and alignment. Students will learn industry standard software such as InDesign on the Macintosh operating system.

Acknowledgements

This course was created by: Prof. Mary Brown

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