Nov 23, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23

ART 2520 - Typography


Introduction to the use of typography as symbolic form. Study of typographic history, nomenclature, and meaning generation through letterform construction, word image, page sequencing, and digital composition.

Requisites: ART 1200 and 1210 and 1220 and 1230 and 1240
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 4.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: CTAG course: CTVDI001 Design and Typography Fundamentals
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
  • Demonstrate the use typography as form.
  • Identify the historical development of typography.
  • Use form and meaning for clear communication.


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