Course Overview
This course covers typographic development, typesetting terminology, printers' measurements and font formats. Using Adobe Indesign, students will create industry-standard documents.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Comprehend type terminology: x-height, small caps; ligatures; accents; etc..
- Use standard measurements and printers' measurements: Imperial; Metric; Pica; Agate.
- Control font size, leading, tracking, kerning, word spacing, to produce aesthetically pleasing documents.
- Apply typesetting rules and relationships: measure; paragraph spacing; indentation; subheads, etc.
- Track and custom kern headline type.
- Choose fonts suitable to subject.
- Use proofreading marks.
Effective as of Fall 2008
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