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2018-2019 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

GDES 203 Letterform Design

College of Art, Media & Design

3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

The analysis and development of letterforms. The norms of weight, proportion, character width, and alphabetic relationships are developed perceptually, by hand. This course stresses the inherent optical relationships that exist in the construction of typefaces derived from the Latin alphabet.

Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from subjects IMAG, TIME, OBJT, ENVI, or COMP*102, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

This course is not repeatable for credit.