Typography (5 cr)
Code: MU00EC70-3001
General information
Enrollment
14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021
Timing
01.01.2021 - 02.05.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 25
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Graphic Design
Teachers
- Teuvo Liikkanen
Teacher in charge
Teuvo Liikkanen
Groups
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GRKV20SPGraphic design, full-time studies
Objective
- You are familiar with the basics of typography
- You know the history of typography
- You understand typography as part of the graphic design
- You are able to design aesthetical and readable text
- You know the terminology of typography
- You are able to use typography creatively
- You are able to design typography solutions for different channels
- You understand the basic principles of font design
Content
- How to design functional typographical hierarchy?
- How to use typography as means of expression?
- How to design a publication that is functional in terms of typography?
- How to design a font?
- How to take target group needs into consideration in the design process?
Evaluation scale
1-5