VCO3305 Type design
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
VCO3305 Type design is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. It isn't offered in 2022. It needs VCO2304 and OHS1000.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for VCO3305. This is its 2022 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before VCO3305
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After VCO3305
No unit lists VCO3305 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: VCO2303
Overview
This unit is concerned with the process of designing type to a professional level. It provides the opportunity to take a deep dive into this field from a pragmatic and theoretical perspective guided by the idea that letters mean what they are as much as what they say. You will delve into the latest developments in type technology and understand the formal complexities of designing your own typefaces whilst grappling with questions of originality, and how to approach historical models and the political nature of letterforms and language. Emphasis is given to experimentation and exposure to contemporary type design software and workflows.
Offerings in 2022
The 2022 handbook lists no offerings for VCO3305.
Assessment
- Research Project 110%
- Design Project 120%
- Research Project 210%
- Design Project 240%
- Design Project 320%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Understand how to create digital fonts using specific design software;
- 2
Demonstrate a sound knowledge of type construction;
- 3
Use a computer as an effective design tool;
- 4
Demonstrate a greater understanding of the importance of type legibility through the design and application of digitally produced fonts;
- 5
Digitally produce fonts with skill and focused experimentation to a professional standard;
- 6
Consider research as a strategy to develop and initiate concept development within your practical work.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities36 hours
12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Mr Warren Taylor
- Unit Coordinators
- Mr Vincent Chan