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School of Visual Arts

The Practical History of Typography

School of Visual Arts via Kadenze

Overview

The Practical History of Typography serves as an introduction to The Complete Typographer, and provides a historical appreciation of the art and science of typography: display lettering (both hand drawn and mechanically generated), and text typefaces—a “historical bucket” approach. The course examines typefaces associated with key design and technological developments of the 20th century—the Bauhaus, the New Typography, etc.—with an eye towards critical analysis of form, moving right up to 2017, including advances in generative type and variable fonts for web.



What Students Are Saying:


"This is an fantastic course because you get to know a great deal about typography. As a graphic designer I would recommend it."

Taught by

Steven Heller and Angela Riechers

Reviews

4.5 rating, based on 2 Class Central reviews

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  • Anonymous
    I liked the course, I have learned a lot from it. It covers many topics as well as understood and doesn't requires a lot of background
  • Jenny
    This is an fantastic lesson you can get to know a great deal about typography. As a graphic designer I would recommend it with doubt.

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