Aug 30 Week 01
Intro
Found type / Letterform sketchbook
GDES-210 fall 2023 / David Ramos, American University Design
Typography I
Sept 6 Week 02
Type history / InDesign
Critique Found Type / start Labels
Sept 13 Week 03
Typographic variables / Space between letters
Sept 20 Week 04
Type in the world (field trip)
Critique Labels
Sept 27 Week 05
Pairing typefaces
Start Poster
Oct 4 Week 06
Margins and vertical space
Oct 11 Week 07
Readability and legibility
Critique Poster / Start Type specimen book
Oct 18 Week 08
Type as material
Oct 25 Week 09
Anna Jordan talk
Nov 1 Week 10
Grids and the shape of the page
Nov 8 Week 11
Books and bookbinding
Critique Specimen book / start Book cover
Nov 15 Week 12
DaBL visit
Nov 22
Thanksgiving (no class)
Nov 29 Week 14
Studio
Dec 6 Week 15
Last class
Dec 13
Exam period
All work due