Week 1
August 27
Class introduction, syllabus, overview of typography, etc
ASSIGNMENT: Begin Project 1
August 30
DISCUSS: Anatomy of Letterforms
Project 1 Full-class critique
ASSIGNMENT: Finish Project 1
Week 2
September 3
*NO CLASS - LABOR DAY*
September 6
*PROJECT 1 DUE*
DISCUSS: Typographic Contrast
ASSIGNMENT: Begin Project 2
Week 3
September 10
*ROSH HASHANAH - NO CLASS*
September 13
DISCUSS: Typographic History / Classification
Project 2 in-class work session and individual meetings
READ: Thinking With Type: Text
Week 4
September 17
PROJECT 2 FULL-CLASS CRITIQUE
September 20
*PROJECT 2 DUE*
DISCUSS: Logos, Branding, Identity Design
READ: How Logos Became the Most Important Quarter Inch in Business
ASSIGNMENT: Project 3
Week 5
September 24
DISCUSS: spacing, kerning, tracking
Project 3 in-class work session
September 27
Project 3 small group critiques / in-class work session
Week 6
October 1
Project 3 in-class work session
October 4
PROJECT 3 FULL-CLASS CRITIQUE
Week 7
October 8
*PROJECT 3 DUE*
MID-TERM MEETINGS (Sign up here)
October 11
DISCUSS: Typographic Hierarchy
ASSIGNMENT: Project 4
Week 8
October 15
DISCUSS: Typography and culture
Project 4 full-class critique
October 18
Project 4 small group critiques / in-class work session
Week 9
October 22
PROJECT 4 FULL-CLASS CRITIQUE
October 25
*PROJECT 4 DUE*
DISCUSS: Paragraph Styles
ASSIGNMENT: Begin Project 5
READ: Thinking with Type: Grid
Week 10
October 29
DISCUSS: Working with grids
Project 5 in-class work session
November 1
Project 5 in-class work session
Week 11
November 5
Project 5 in-class work session
November 8
PROJECT 5 CRITIQUE
Week 12
November 12
*PROJECT 5 DUE*
DISCUSS: Dynamic Layouts
ASSIGNMENT: Begin Project 6
November 15
Project 6 in-class work session / individual meetings
Week 13
November 19
Small group critiques / in-class work session
November 22
*NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING
Week 14
November 26
Project 6 in-class work session / individual meetings
November 29
Project 6 in-class work session / individual meetings
Week 15
December 3
PROJECT 6 CRITIQUE
ASSIGNMENT: begin printing Project 6
December 6
LECTURE: The Future of Typography
Project 6 troubleshooting
Week 16
DECEMBER 10
End of semester Workshop
December 13
LAST CLASS: course evaluations, wrap-up, look at printed books
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