UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

VCO3307 Typography 3

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

VCO3307 Typography 3 is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Caulfield. It needs VCO2304.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks

The 2027 handbook has no page for VCO3307. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before VCO3307

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

After VCO3307

No unit lists VCO3307 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibition: VCO3303

Overview

Theoretical and practical exercises in the relationships between typography and meaning, typography and language, and type in media will provide this unit's educational core. Skills in fine-point typography and publishing software are emphasised. Set projects engage you in the production of sophisticated typographic solutions for print, publications and generalist design applications.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Total Design Part I (identity concept)
    40%
  • Total Design Part II (basic applications)
    25%
  • Total Design Part III (identity adaptation)
    25%
  • Total Design Part IIII (identity manual)
    10%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Effectively use the elements and principles of typographic design;

  2. 2

    Establish parameters and apply solutions to issues of legibility, readability, and hierarchical information structures;

  3. 3

    Explore experimental typography and demonstrate a capacity to apply new approaches to the construction of meaning;

  4. 4

    Show a capacity to work with texts and enhance and construct meaning; demonstrate fine-point technical skills necessary for industry-level typographic application;

  5. 5

    Produce sophisticated typographic solutions to general and media-specific design problems and projects;

  6. 6

    Observe and employ occupational health and safety appropriate to studio practice.

Workload and teaching

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

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Mr Daniel Milne
Chief Examiners
Mr Warren Taylor

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for VCO3307?

You need VCO2304 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is VCO3307 offered?

In 2020, VCO3307 runs in Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does VCO3307 have an exam?

No. VCO3307 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020