Graphics Media: Contemporary Typography - SDES6741
Faculty: Faculty of Art & Design
School: School of Art & Design
Course Outline: Download course outline (PDF format)
Campus: Paddington
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Description
Traditional divisions between reading and looking have been challenged by ongoing developments in media, influencing typeface design and typographic layout in publication design. This course presents the opportunity for students to explore contemporary practices in the reworking of legibility and readability in typographic design, through letterpress and digital projects that interpret historical and contemporary practices in typography.
To undertake this course students should have completed, or have one of the following:
48 UOC in Design related courses
DES6740 Introduction to Graphics Media
Knowledge and skills in graphics media design and processes
Or equivalent
To undertake this course students should have completed, or have one of the following:
48 UOC in Design related courses
DES6740 Introduction to Graphics Media
Knowledge and skills in graphics media design and processes
Or equivalent