VCO1302 Typography 1

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

1. 1

   Effectively use the elements and principles of design;

2. 2

   Understand typographical terminology;

3. 3

   Create design structures, grids, layout and composition;

4. 4

   Work with texts, creating a hierarchy;

5. 5

   Recognise and understand the formal elements of design, such as space, line and texture in relation to type;

6. 6

   Produce sophisticated type rendered by hand or generated by computer;

7. 7

   Explore experimental typography;

8. 8

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