COMD1167 Type & Media, Fall2016

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Professor(s)

Prof. Mary Brown

Department

Communication Design

Course Code

COMD1167

Semester / Year

Fall 2016

Course Description

This is a foundation course in typography with 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.

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This course was created by: Prof. Mary Brown

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