Typography Foundations Micro-Credential

This micro-credential provides students with an understanding of contemporary typography and the skills required to create graphic designs for print and online production. Students learn how to effectively combine type and image to convey complex ideas, construct meanings, implied narratives, and emotions. Topics include the anatomy of the letterform, distinctions between typefaces, shaping the page with type, and accessible content. Students will be introduced to contemporary graphic designers and their impact on visual communication and the written language. This stackable micro-credential can be applied towards the Continuing Studies certificate in Graphic Design & Visual Communication Skills as two (2) qualifying courses.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the successful completion of this micro-credential, students will have gained the skills to:

• Evaluate the differences between letterforms to enable them to choose suitable typefaces for a variety of graphic design solutions
• Classify type in order to compare the differences between typefaces
• Demonstrate an ability to recognize and pair typefaces
• Demonstrate an ability to design type forms
• Recognize basic typographic anatomy and traditional and contemporary typefaces
• Strengthen the quality of their type and image-based art and design work
• Work with collage materials and traditional media to produce artworks that combine type and images
• Create graphic designs for print and online production using Adobe Illustrator and/or Adobe InDesign
• Understand best practices and opportunities of inclusive graphic design

Qualifications:

• Students must complete the two (2) qualifying courses within one (1) year
• Students must submit the online micro-credential request form along with the administrative fee to obtain the micro-credential and digital badge

Courses

Qualifying Courses

Minimum Required

2 Course(s)

• CSDI-N113 The Art of Type
• CSDI-N121 Type and Image Studio

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