<p>Studio, six hours; outside study, six hours. Focus on three typographic basics: letter, text, and grid. Introduction to fundamentals of typography. Assignments designed to develop understanding of form, scale, and shape of letters as single elements and as texture in layout. Emphasis on grid (structure and layout) and information hierarchy to create successful typographic messages. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Design|Media Arts

Grounded in interdisciplinary inquiry, creative research, and social justice, the school combines studio-based practice with liberal arts scholarship, empowering students to pursue their passions, hone their vision, and shape the future.

School of the Arts and Architecture

Students are invited to balance aesthetic sensibility with logical reasoning, formal theories with practical application, and contemporary thought with historical perspective.

General Catalog

Typography

DESMA 25

4 units