ARTG 1291 — Studio for Typographic Systems

2 semester hoursUndergraduateStudiousually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: WBostonOakland, CATraditional

Introduces letterforms in visual communication. Studies typography as a form in terms of its function and explores visual principles affecting the organization and access of typographic information. Explores how to organize words and phrases to create clear meanings. Introduces the use of the typographic grid and issues of hierarchy and legibility through assigned projects, readings, and lectures. Includes the historical evolution of typefaces and their classification as a rational system. Guides students in the application of typography as the basis of organizing and expressive principle of graphic design.

Corequisites (same term)

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Spring 2024911312491%1.2
Summer A 202422828100%0.0
Fall 20247979899%0.1
Spring 2025910212681%2.7
Summer A 20252232882%2.5
Summer B 20251121675%4.0
Fall 20256718485%2.2
Spring 20267849688%1.7

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 12% · T 2% · W 64% · Th 2% · F 28%

Common patterns: W (56% of sections), F (28% of sections), MW (8% of sections), M (4% of sections), T (2% of sections), R (2% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Summer A

Summer B

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

ARTG 2242, ARTG 2252, ARTG 2290, ARTG 2400, ARTG 2810, ARTG 3350, ARTG 3460, ARTG 3462, ARTG 3470, ARTG 4554

Courses that list ARTG 1291 in their prerequisites.

Links

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