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2014-2015 University Catalog 
    
2014-2015 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

GDES 203 Letterform Design

College of Art, Media & Design School of Design

3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

The analysis and development of letterforms. The norms of weight, proportion, character width, and alphabetic relationships are developed perceptually, by hand. This course stresses the inherent optical relationships that exist in the construction of typefaces derived from the Latin alphabet.

Prerequisites IMAG*101 & OBJT*101 or MMDI*101 & MMDI*102 or Completion of Foundation

This course is not repeatable for credit.