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About the Course

Typography is the art of manipulating the visual form of language to enrich and control its meaning. It’s an essential area of skill and knowledge for graphic designers. Typography predates modern graphic design by around 500 years; it is rich in rules, conventions, and esoteric terminology—but it remains an exciting space for invention and expression. In this rigorous introductory course, we will study, name, and measure the characteristics of letterforms. We’ll consider the pragmatic concerns involved in selecting and combining type. We’ll peek into the 
rich historical, cultural, and aesthetic histories of familiar typefaces. We’ll discuss time-tested conventions and best practices in setting type, as governed by principles of hierarchy and spatial organization. And we’ll explore the expressive, meaning-making potential of type. Informative lectures will be complemented by a series of three peer-assessed assignments, culminating 
in an opportunity to design a full-scale typographic poster. Please note that this is not a software course; a basic working knowledge of Adobe InDesign or other 
page layout software will be assumed. You will need access to a computer and page layout software, such as InDesign, to complete the assignments....

Top reviews

MB

Jul 25, 2020

The course is very interesting and well presented, the assignments are really helpful for the learning process. I would recommend to anyone interested in design, art, web design or just for curiosity.

BG

Aug 3, 2020

I thought the assignments worked really cohesively with one another. It helped to keep terms and skills in mind from one assignment to the next. The lecture videos were great, short, and to the point.

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By Ellen

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Jan 12, 2024

I thoroughly enjoyed this course, and it shed much light on how to use typography effectively in my designs. I particularly enjoyed the activities, research, and experimentation required in the assignments.

By Vinutha

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Nov 9, 2022

It was awesome learning about the typography and its features which helps us to understand grids, layout, typefaces, text designs, paragraph and stretched and upstretched letter , word and sentence folding.

By FIRDIANSYAH A A

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Oct 24, 2022

I feel very helped by this course where previously I did not understand the basic and theoretical things after taking the course my thoughts began to narrow and I began to understand the path I was going to

By Rebecca C

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Apr 7, 2020

Introduction to Typography was very informative and had a lot of useful information. The videos were very detailed and easy to understand. The assignments instructions and expectations were outlined well.

By Andrea R

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Aug 16, 2019

Because letters are not just letters... You can communicate more than just words and ideas, you can communicate a time, place, feelings, etc when the correct typography... this is what this course is about.

By Rhonda C

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May 31, 2019

This course is a very good introduction to typography - it's history, technological advances, layout design and composition. It helps prove how important it is in choosing the right typeface for a project.

By Ayde L

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Oct 24, 2022

Course have nice and simple intro to Typography , assaignment are not diificult, and feed back from peer are genuine. If you want a quick look at this field, this course would be a good place to start.

By Rita K

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Jan 19, 2018

In the Graphic Design Specialisation this course is my favourite so far. The videos are great, the assignments are interesting. After this introductory course I would love a Typography specialization too.

By Muhammad I

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Jun 21, 2020

That was so much fun playing with the typefaces and their making. I was always overwhelmed by the typography but I am more confident now that at last I can manipulate them and get benefits in my designs.

By Anastasia W

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Oct 10, 2016

I learned so much from this course. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to get a quick introduction to typography. The instructor does an excellent job in both explaining and illustrating topics.

By Diana S

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Aug 12, 2016

I highly recommend this course! Before taking it, typography was some sort of mystical art, now everything is crystal clear. Concise and to the point, the course allows you to gain essential knowledge.

By Bruno P

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Sep 22, 2023

Excelente curso para introducirse en el mundo de la tipografia. Yo entre sin saber nada y termine haciendo un diseño para el trabajo final que a mi consideracion y de mis compañeros ha sido muy bueno

By Harry P B

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May 14, 2022

Terrifc and Helpful contents were supplied. I was not disappointes at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Thank you so much COURSERA for your collaboration with COVENANT UNIVERSITY it's like a dream I never had.

By Sarah Z

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Aug 28, 2020

i really enjoyed this course and i liked the part where we interact with other artists around the world. i learned a lot about typography and i think it'm ready to continue in my journey with art.

By Lidia B

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Apr 8, 2016

Plenty of information on various aspects of typography presented in detail and in a comrehensive manner, as well as engaging exercises really boost your knowledge and broaden your design horizons!

By Hongjoo Y

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Aug 23, 2016

This course was even better than the previous course of the specialization. It explains historical, technical part of the typography and assignments were very well related. Well designed course.

By Jennifer V H

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Apr 29, 2016

I learned so much in 4 weeks! Knowing the terminology is wonderful, but I'm excited to start using a grid for my layouts and be able to choose fonts based on the psychology behind their design!

By Rahul K S

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May 11, 2020

Ffirstly i need to say thanks to my university they provide me a best platform for learn more about my subject. And i get more knowledge from my forign mentors. I am Thankfully to your support.

By Ethan M

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Jan 14, 2018

I highly enjoyed this class. I found it very helpful crash course on typography. The activities were engaging enough to help me understand more of the importance of typography in graphic design

By Aya M H

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Jun 28, 2023

I learned a lot from this course and it was the reason for my discovery of another dimension of letters and writing and a lot about typefaces and their history and I really loved it very much

By Elizabeth O

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Dec 18, 2017

Reviewed some of what we learned about Typography in the first course (Fundamentals of Graphic Design), but did expand in some areas. Interesting and informative and great course assignments.

By lhys

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Sep 29, 2016

The videos are beautifully edited and interesting to watch. There's a good amount of information, without making the course overwhelming. The assignments are clear and focused on the content.

By Катерина Л

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Oct 25, 2021

I really like this course! All the information is structured and clear. I extremely enjoyed reviewing other student`s works. I think, it is the great way to practice and learn something new.

By Juan F Z R

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Apr 5, 2020

Como estudiante de arquitectura, este curso me ha ayudado bastante para la diagramación de láminas y el correcto uso de la tipografía. Gracias Coursera y CalArts por este maravilloso curso.

By Junxu L

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Jan 14, 2017

Great Course. It is well-organized and instructive. I highly recommend the lectures, however, the assignments are not very challenging. Also, it is kind of theoretical instead of practical.