Principles of Typography and Layout (11063.1)

Availability

• UC - Canberra, Bruce

  Year	Teaching Period	Convener		Mode of Delivery
  2020	Semester 1	MS   Caren   FLORANCE	(Ph: +61 2 62012972 )	ON-CAMPUS
  2020	Semester 1	MS   Caren   FLORANCE	(Ph: +61 2 62012972 )	ONLINE

• UC - University of Canberra College, Bruce

  Year	Teaching Period	Convener		Mode of Delivery
  2020	UC College Trimester 3	MR   Gowrie   WATERHOUSE	(Ph: +61 2 62012595 )	ON-CAMPUS

Possible changes to your unit's learning activities and assessment items

As a result of the Australian Government's directives requiring physical distancing and restrictions on movement because of the COVID-19 pandemic, you may find that learning activities and/or assessment items in some units you are studying have changed. These changes will not be updated in the published Unit Outline but will be communicated to you via your unit’s UCLearn(Canvas) teaching site. The new learning activities and/or assessment items will continue to meet the unit's learning outcomes, as described in the Unit Outline.

New learning activities and/or assessment items are available on your unit's UCLearn(Canvas) teaching site. Please contact your Unit Convener with any questions.

Unit Outlines

To view your Unit Outline, click View to log in to MyUC and access this information, or visit your unit's online teaching site.

• Semester 1, 2020, ONLINE, BRUCE (193475) - View
• Semester 1, 2020, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (193474) - View
• UC College Trimester 3, 2019, ON-CAMPUS, UCC-BRUCE (192489) - View
• UC College Trimester 1, 2019, ON-CAMPUS, UCC-BRUCE (191965) - View
• Semester 1, 2019, ONLINE, BRUCE (192014) - View
• Semester 1, 2019, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (184240) - View

If a link to your Unit Outline is not displayed, please check back later. Unit Outlines are generally published by Week One of the relevant teaching period.

Syllabus

This unit aims to acquaint students with the significance of typography within the discipline of visual communication design, its history and as a continuing practice. The unit examines the 20th century art and design movements which have defined the field of typography. Through a mix of research and practical exploration, students connect historical typographic foundations with contemporary practices and technologies. Students examine a diversity of typographic applications from the pragmatics of long-form document design to the expressive capabilities of display faces and custom type forms.

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Identify the impact of typographic history and its relation to contemporary practice;

2. Analyse and apply skills in letterpress and screen printing techniques; and

3. Develop innovative applications of typography as a creative communication form.

Assessment Items

Contact Hours

Three hours of on campus studio and project based learning.

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Incompatible Units

None.

Equivalent Units

None.