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Typography (5 cr)

Code: MI00BK82-3007

General information


Timing

25.01.2020 - 28.03.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Institute of Design and Fine Arts (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

12 - 22

Degree programmes

  • Open studies, design, fine arts and visual communication

Teachers

  • Christoffer Leka

Groups

  • MLTIAVO20K

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- describe the categories of typography and how to use them
- describe the history of typography from the 1900s to present day
- use the methods of typography to create easy to adopt multi-level and hierarchic text content
- use font management tools and OpenType features
describe and apply the typographic requirements of different types of media

Assessment scale

1-5