UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

CDS2304 Typography 2

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

CDS2304 Typography 2 is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs CDS1002 or (CDS1302 or VCO1302).

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Semester 1, Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

The 2027 handbook has no page for CDS2304. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before CDS2304

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

After CDS2304

No unit lists CDS2304 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: VCO2302

Overview

This elective builds upon CDS1302/VCO1302 Typography 1. The unit comprises a series of theoretical and practical exercises. You are encouraged to build upon your skills and knowledge of typography and begin to critically analyse and question the relationships between type and meaning, type and language. Emphasis is placed upon conceptual development and a willingness to approach typography perceptively and with curiosity. You are encouraged to pursue individual outcomes to projects that indicate a willingness to explore and experiment within an awareness of the history of typography. The skills and knowledge acquired form a solid basis to support the major area of graphic design.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Project 1Project
    20%
  • Project 2Project
    40%
  • Project 3Project
    40%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Effectively use the elements and principles of design;

  2. 2

    Create design structures, grids, layout and composition;

  3. 3

    Work with texts, creating a hierarchy;

  4. 4

    Examine typography in two and-three dimensions;

  5. 5

    Produce more sophisticated type rendered by hand or generated by computer;

  6. 6

    Explore experimental typography;

  7. 7

    Use type to create an emotional and intellectual impact with an understanding of the relationship between type, image and language;

  8. 8

    Skilfully and expressively use both informative and artistic modes to create a holistic vision of the world of typography;

  9. 9

    Demonstrate a greater awareness of the historical development of typography;

  10. 10

    Examine the relationship between communication and form in relation to typographic practice.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities36 hours

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Mr Warren Taylor
Chief Examiners
Mr Warren Taylor

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for CDS2304?

You need CDS1002 or (CDS1302 or VCO1302) before you enrol; and OHS1000 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is CDS2304 offered?

In 2025, CDS2304 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does CDS2304 have an exam?

No. CDS2304 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202320242025