Description
This course will introduce the history and principles of using type and words as design elements. Students will also learn the history of letter forms and fonts as well as various techniques for printing documents.
Objectives:
• Identify and discuss the major technological advances in the history of printing
• Discuss font styles and families and how they have evolved over time
• Create wood or potato block letters and use them for printing images
• Apply typesetting terminology and techniques to documents
• Design a custom family of font styles
• Identify the principles of effective typography and font usage
• Create documents that utilize fonts and letter forms as major design elements