Andrea Herstowski
aherstowski@ku.edu

office hours by appointment

Class Syllabus


Resources  


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VISC 450: Typographic Univers

The primary goal of this studio is to give the Design student an introduction to the world of Type Design. Type Design looks at the sequence of black-and-white forms, requires equal attention to the form of the characters and the spaces around them. We will practice designing type systematically, focusing on looking at, defining, and refining the interrelationships between forms. Particular attention will be paid to the techniques and best practices for creating, drawing, and spacing type. The course uses Glyphs 3, a MAC only software program.


To get you to this point: Peach (caps), burgler (lowercase), Dahlia, Form (revival), Waffle,  Femme, Gecko,  Ambrosia, Vertigo we have to start with the basics. 

WHAT YOU NEED

GLYPHS: do not purchse until we chat
Tutorials: take a look


CALENDAR DUE DATES

Monday, Feb. 3


nclopdh + introduction to variable fonts

Wednesday, Feb. 12


proportion + practice variable construction

Wednesday, March 6


revival type + numbers/figures + symbols

April 1


matching personalities + bestoke typefaces

Finals Week


final project + promotional experience



Modular Typeface





Numbers and Figures




Diacritics




TESTING

Getting Words


https://adhesiontext.com/ *does not work in Chrome

Testing Docs



Online Testing