COMD1167 D154, Type and Media, Spring 2017

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Professor(s)

Johanna Goldfeld

Department

Communication Design

Course Code

Semester / Year

Course Description

This is a foundation course in typography with emphasis on using type for a range of industry related applications 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: Johanna Goldfeld

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Font Identification and History Font Identification and History

My group had found that the typeface was called Bodoni. The Bodoni font was designed by Giamattista Bodoni and Morris Fuller Benton in the late 18th century. Bodoni followed the ideas of John Baskerville, as found in the printing type […] See MoreFont Identification and History My group had found that the typeface was called Bodoni. The Bodoni font was designed by Giamattista Bodoni and Morris Fuller Benton in the late 18th century. Bodoni followed the ideas of John Baskerville, as found in the printing type […]

Bodoni Typeface Bodoni Typeface

The Bodoni typeface was founded by Giamattista Bodoni in 1790. Bodoni was inspired by the Baskerville typeface, the design of Bodoni reflected on how complex printing technology had become at that time. Over the decades, various […] See MoreBodoni Typeface The Bodoni typeface was founded by Giamattista Bodoni in 1790. Bodoni was inspired by the Baskerville typeface, the design of Bodoni reflected on how complex printing technology had become at that time. Over the decades, various […]

Garamond Identification Garamond Identification

The Garamond was first designed by Claude Garamond in the early 1530-1533. The typeface was first used by Robert Estienne in a copy of the Manutius model. It became very popular because it was very easy to read through books and displays. […] See MoreGaramond Identification The Garamond was first designed by Claude Garamond in the early 1530-1533. The typeface was first used by Robert Estienne in a copy of the Manutius model. It became very popular because it was very easy to read through books and displays. […]