Type Design: Punches to Pixels
Spring 2022
Taught By: Paul Shaw
Section: A
CRN: 5385
Credits: 3
A general overview of the history of type design and typography in the West from the birth of printing with moveable metal type in the mid-15th century until the current era of digital fonts. This class will explore the influence of scribal styles of writing on early typographic forms; the impact of technologies of typefounding, typesetting and printing on the form and use of typefaces since 1800; and the effect of the shift from the book as the locus of typographic development to advertising, posters and other ephemera since the early 19th century. With this online version of the course we will pay special attention to the development and form of type specimens from broadsides to thousand-page catalogues to digital PDFs.
College: Parsons School of Design (PS)
Department: Art and Design History (PLAD)
Campus: New York City (GV)
Course Format: Seminar (R)
Max Enrollment: 20
Add/Drop Deadline: February 6, 2022 (Sunday)
Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 17, 2022 (Sunday)
Seats Available: Yes
Status: Closed*
* Status information is updated every five minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 9:01am 5/25/2022 EDT