Typography Short Course

About this course

Participants examine how type can organise information, improve clarity and function as a visual form. The course introduces fundamental typographic elements and principles, which are applied through projects treating typography as both communication and art. Learning is developed through tutor guidance and project critiques, allowing participants to discuss work and respond to feedback. One session includes use of letterpress facilities, providing an opportunity to explore typography through a print-based process.

What you'll learn

• Identify fundamental typographic elements and principles
• Apply typographic principles to visual communication
• Develop projects using typography as information and art
• Evaluate and refine work through project critiques
• Use letterpress facilities to explore typographic ideas

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for adults at any level, including people with no previous experience and those extending existing typographic knowledge. Participation involves developing visual projects, discussing work in critiques and responding to tutor guidance.

• Suitable for beginners as well as learners expanding existing knowledge
• Includes group project critiques and discussion of participants’ work

Before you go

• Use of letterpress facilities is included in one session
• The course includes a trip or visit off site