Course Title: Experimental Typography Workshop

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Experimental Typography Workshop

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GRAP2682

City Campus

Postgraduate

345H Media and Communication

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2016,
Sem 1 2017

GRAP2682

City Campus

Postgraduate

370H Design

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 1 2021,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Fayen d'Evie

Course Coordinator Phone: Please email

Course Coordinator Email: fayen.devie@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Please email

Course Coordinator Availability: Please email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

In this course, you will explore specialist typographic principles and techniques. You will critically examine the history and theory of typography in order to understand and progress current industry practices. You will complete projects that employ experimental and advanced approaches to typography and lettering across digital and print media. You will synthesise knowledge of historical and contemporary avant-gardes in typography to develop sophisticated solutions to communication design problems.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

In this course, you will develop the following program learning outcomes:

• Develop and apply skills in communicating complex ideas in a primary visual form in ways that are innovative and responsive to changing social and technogical contexts.

• Employ appropriate technical skills and theoretical knowledge to solve problems associated with creative work in communication design.

• Critically reflect on your work to demonstrate autonomy, good judgement and ethical responsibility.


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Synthesise specialist knowledge of typographic theory and principles, and important practice precedents.
  2. Apply historical and technical knowledge of typographic principles and practices in innovative and experimental communication design practice.
  3. Execute sophisticated typographic solutions to contemporary communication design problems in digital or print media.
  4. Critically reflect on the implications of experimental practices in typography.


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in learning that involves a range of activities such as studios, project work, lectures, tutorials, class discussion, individual and group activities.
 


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources that are relevant to the focus of your own learning.

There are services available to support your learning, including the University Library and Study Support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Assessment may include studio projects, group work, presentations and critiques.

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

 

Assessment Tasks

Experimental alphabet: 20%

This assessment will cover the following course learning outcome:

  • Execute sophisticated typographic solutions to contemporary communication design problems in digital or print media.

 

Portfolio of experimental typographic works: 40%

This assessment will cover the following course learning outcomes:

  • Synthesise specialist knowledge of typographic theory and principles, and important practice precedents.
  • Apply historical and technical knowledge of typographic principles and practices in innovative and experimental communication design practice.
  • Critically reflect on the implications of experimental practices in typography.

 

Portfolio of applied experimental typography: 40%

This assessment will cover the following course learning outcomes:

  • Synthesise specialist knowledge of typographic theory and principles, and important practice precedents.
  • Execute sophisticated typographic solutions to contemporary communication design problems in digital or print media.
  • Critically reflect on the implications of experimental practices in typography.