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Typography

Class Number: MKTCOMM 10111165-1 - Typography
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

10-111-165 TYPOGRAPHY ...explore history and application of type in graphic design, develop an understanding of type in relation to hierarchy and use type as an image or expression through designs. Course content covers letterforms, spacing, spatial mechanics, color strategies, form and function. (Corequisite: 10-111-125, Layout & Composition)

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall
  • Spring

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What will I learn?

  1. Investigate the history of type.
  2. Explore the strategy and methods used in classifying type.
  3. Examine the factors that can affect the legibility and readability of a design.
  4. Examine the relationship between form and content in the layout of designs.
  5. Examine the process of designing an original font.
  6. Identify typographic terminology and measurement
  7. Explore grid structure in multi-page layouts
  8. Identify typographic structural elements and anatomy
  9. Analyze successful typographic designs and trends

Class Details

Class Number:
MKTCOMM 10111165-1 - Typography
Location:
1301
Date:
-
Delivery:
Blended
Term:
2025 Fall Session 1

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
8/20/2025 - 10/13/2025 Online
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
8/20/2025 - 10/13/2025 Wednesday
9:30 AM - 1:20 PM
Green Bay Campus Room BT303

* Cost displayed is an estimate and may be discounted if attendees are residents of Northeast Wisconsin Back to cost