COMD1167 Type & Media, Fal­l2016

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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.

Acknowledgements

This course was created by: Prof. Mary Brown

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