WEB112 | Premium Design Works

Class: Typography
Time: Winter 2010 – T/Th, 02:00PM to 03:20PM in BE5148
Credits: 3.0
Class Hours: 33
Type of Course: Workforce Education Preparatory
Length of Course: 11 weeks
Prerequisite: WEB110

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the elements of traditional typography as it will apply to your web design career.

Course Goals:

Students will gain a hands on experience with various typographic techniques while designing a logo for themselves that they will implement into a portfolio website for themselves.

Course Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of WEB112, the student will be able to:

Use the principles of typography to communicate information effectively including: legibility, letter-spacing, leading, weight, height and overall typographic principal and scale
Incorporate effective typography for the web into web-related projects

Required Text:

The Complete Manual of Typography, by James Felici

Recommended Texts:

Logo Savvy: Top Brand Design Firms Share their Naming and Identity Strategies, by Perry Chua & Dann Ilicic
Design-it-Yourself Graphic Workshop: The Step-by-Step Guide, by Chuck Green

Evaluation Methods:

Your final grade will be a culmination of your Class Assignments:

Assignments will create an overall Class Project to be presented at the end of the quarter
Assignments require critical thinking and problem solving skills
Assignments will be “assigned” each week according to the class schedule
Assignments will be “due” by the end of the week according the class schedule
Students are responsible for assignment information on assignment pages
Students are also responsible for assignment information given in class
Assignments will be marked down 25% for every week they are late

ADA Confirmation:

(Americans with Disabilities Act) If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please contact me ASAP.