VCO2303

Digital font design

3 points - One 1-hour studio, one 1-hour seminar and 4 independent study hours per week - Second semester - Caulfield - Prerequisites: DIS2401 and VCO2302 - Elective

Objectives On successful completion of this subject, students should understand how to create digital fonts using specific design software; demonstrate a sound knowledge of type construction; use a computer as an effective design tool; have a greater understanding of the importance of type legibility through the design and application of digitally produced fonts; digitally produce fonts with skill and focused experimentation to a professional standard.

Synopsis While this unit is concerned with the acquisition of skills to produce fonts digitally, the emphasis is on focused experimentation and the refinement of those skills. Students become familiar with the potentiality and limitations of specific font software packages and learn how to achieve high quality results. This is a highly specialised area of computer-generated typography and offers students the opportunity to be in the forefront of font development. Questions of legibility and the challenging of traditional methods of conveying messages through typography are addressed, discussed and debated. Skills and expertise are vital to this unit, as is a willingness to experiment, challenge and approach font design with an adventurous attitude.

Assessment Major projects: 80% - Minor projects: 20%

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