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About the Course

Typography is the art of manipulating the visual form of language to enrich and control its meaning. It’s an essential area of skill and knowledge for graphic designers. Typography predates modern graphic design by around 500 years; it is rich in rules, conventions, and esoteric terminology—but it remains an exciting space for invention and expression. In this rigorous introductory course, we will study, name, and measure the characteristics of letterforms. We’ll consider the pragmatic concerns involved in selecting and combining type. We’ll peek into the 
rich historical, cultural, and aesthetic histories of familiar typefaces. We’ll discuss time-tested conventions and best practices in setting type, as governed by principles of hierarchy and spatial organization. And we’ll explore the expressive, meaning-making potential of type. Informative lectures will be complemented by a series of three peer-assessed assignments, culminating 
in an opportunity to design a full-scale typographic poster. Please note that this is not a software course; a basic working knowledge of Adobe InDesign or other 
page layout software will be assumed. You will need access to a computer and page layout software, such as InDesign, to complete the assignments....

Top reviews

MB

Jul 25, 2020

The course is very interesting and well presented, the assignments are really helpful for the learning process. I would recommend to anyone interested in design, art, web design or just for curiosity.

BG

Aug 3, 2020

I thought the assignments worked really cohesively with one another. It helped to keep terms and skills in mind from one assignment to the next. The lecture videos were great, short, and to the point.

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By Alvaro C H

Aug 17, 2020

¡Excelente curso, vital para quienes se inician en el ámbito de la tipografía!

By Yudi Y S

Apr 15, 2020

This course is very amazing! Very easy to learn and I love typography so much!

By Manash G

Jan 4, 2017

I have learned a lot from the typography lessons, I recommend to all designers

By Paloma F

Nov 13, 2022

I really do love the way we are taught exactly what we will need for the test

By Chito I A B I

Jun 26, 2022

This course is very helpful to me & I have acquired new skills in typography.

By Hema K

May 22, 2021

A very good course for beginners. Assignments and projects are well designed.

By Md F B

Jun 4, 2020

It's more helpful and beneficial for student who want to learn these courses.

By Urs-Jakob R

Mar 30, 2020

Short and to the point, including time-honored rules and not lacking context.

By Ekaterina I

Aug 15, 2018

Great course! Quite easy, but I've learnt a lot. Also it is very informative.

By Nene W

Feb 5, 2017

loved this course and learning about typography. I would highly recommend it.

By Amy B

Aug 12, 2022

Great information, fun projects that really helped me learn about typography

By Salem F A

Dec 7, 2018

very very awesome course, you will learn a lot from the

instructor.good luck

By shilpa r

Oct 15, 2017

This is a amazing course for typography. Assignment consist of good pratice.

By Magdiel-Samuel B

Jun 1, 2022

Very helpful in understanding typography and in getting to know the basics.

By Umairica

May 27, 2022

Great elaboration on Typography and use of typography in Graphic designing.

By Freyana K

May 12, 2022

This course has helped me gain a lot of insight in the world of typography.

By Khánh Đ H

Mar 21, 2022

Highly recommended for everyone want to learn about design basic to advance

By Steven E P

Apr 2, 2021

Great introduction to everything involved with Typography and it's history.

By Yurshevich A O

Jan 4, 2021

Excellent course, lots of useful information. Very suitable for a beginner!

By Carolynn R

Jul 10, 2020

I enjoyed this course. It was neat to learn about the history of typefaces.

By Kostas H

Mar 25, 2017

Just excellent. Very well organised, great narration, interesting homework.

By Arnaud C

Dec 4, 2016

Very good to learn typo, i didn't imagine it was so interesting. Thank you!

By Aurangzeb H

Jul 15, 2020

Wonderful course and Teachers, lecture delivery is so smooth to understand

By Kira S

Jan 10, 2020

I really liked this short course, and it was very informative and helpful.

By Felipe F A

Feb 11, 2019

If you like typography, take the course. If you dont, take the course! =)