ART 2430 - Typography

Institution:

Belmont University

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Description:

Prerequisites: ART 1400 and ART 2410. A combined lecture and studio course covering the history, terminology and use of typography in the design communications industry. Type sensibility is often used as the measure of professional design acumen, therefore this course should be taken early in design series in order to integrate the knowledge into upper-level core design courses. Students will use computer typography applications as well as studio techniques to complete exercises and problems in typographic communications. Projects and exercises will range from the examination of individual letterforms to organization of a large volume of text in page layouts. Emphasis will be placed on typographic production and terminology. Course software will include current industry technology. ($100.00 course fee)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.belmont.edu

Phone Number:

(615) 460-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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