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May 31, 2025
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Hill Book
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VPG 201 - Typography: Letterforms and Words in Graphic Design3 Credits
Offered Fall and Spring
Students are introduced to typography and its role in the visualization of language. Studio work, discussions and lectures will focus on the art of the basic letterform and its anatomy, major type families and characteristics, typographic contrast and hierarchy, as well as legibility and readability. Students will build skills in conceptual thinking, expressive typography, and the art of typesetting with attention to form and peace, for small to large amounts of text, across various types of media. Students will use digital media as well as traditional methods to develop visual projects.
Core Curriculum Attribute(s): Language, Arts, and Humanities
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