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Typography and Typographic Design

X413 (2 semester units in Design)

Typography is the backbone of graphic design, and the ability to design effectively with type is essential for a graphic designer. This course surveys the development of type from its origins in pictographs and calligraphy to current trends in digital typography. You learn the history of widely used type styles, their designers, and the purposes for which individual typefaces were intended. In-class exercises focus on the mechanics of type design, visual appropriateness, and type legibility.

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Wed. June 24, San Francisco

ALASTAIR JOHNSTON, named Honored Instructor in 2004, has designed more than 100 books, winning many design awards, including the Award of Excellence in the AIGA Just Type Show. His latest book on type, Alphabets to Order, is published by Oak Knoll and the British Library. He is cofounder of Poltroon Press, Berkeley.

• 10 meetings
• June 24 to Aug. 26: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm
• San Francisco: Room 202, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
• $485 (EDP 015743)

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