Typography
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2022 teaching periods
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Enrolled in any of the following courses;
BA-ARC Bachelor of Design (Architecture)
OR
BA-DES/BA-DESS Bachelor of Design
OR
BA-DID Bachelor of Innovation and Design
OR
BB-DESBUS Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Business
OR
BB-DESMCMN Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Media and Communication
DES10020 Typography
DCO10005 Design Studio: Typography v.1
Aims and objectives
2. Apply typographic expression and visual experimentation appropriately to the context in which it is used.
3. Apply typographic classification and conventions to achieve effective sequential or structured communication for a variety of contexts.
4. Report on the research and design development in typographic projects to achieve communication objectives
5. Construct complex narrative and interrelated designs and layouts with type and image
6. Appraise and reflect on the effectiveness of the design and development of typographic outcomes in relation to communication objectives
Courses with unit
BA-ARC Bachelor of Design (Architecture)BA-DES/BA-DESS Bachelor of Design
BA-DID Bachelor of Innovation and Design
BB-DESBUS Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Business
BB-DESMCMN Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Media and Communication
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Studio |
3 |
12 |
36 |
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Specified Learning Activities Readings, quizzes | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, assignment preparation, revision | 6.25 | 12 | 75 |
TOTAL |
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| 135 hours |
SOL
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning |
12.5 |
12 |
150 |
TOTAL |
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| 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Project 1 | Individual | 1, 2, 4, 6 |
Project 2 | Individual | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
Project 3 | Individual | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Content
Topics for discussion may include:
- Using typography to form and achieve communication objectives
- Type history and development, terminology, conventions and technology
- Type form, families and classification
- Type legibility and expression
- Information and typographic hierarchies, composition, spatial manipulation and layout
- Grids, proportions, page and document structure for print
- Typesetting using InDesign multipage functions
- Publication design contexts, standards, conventions and innovations
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials will be made available in the Unit Outline.