ARTG 2250 — Typography 1

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EItypical days: TBostonTraditional

Introduces typography as the basis of graphic design and visual communication. Guides students through an understanding of letterforms, words, sentences, and text as both image and information. Studies form, context, and visual meaning. Introduces 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.

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Corequisites (same term)

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 20231181995%1.0
Fall 2023812212895%0.8

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 8% · T 59% · W 0% · Th 11% · F 23%

Common patterns: T (59% of sections), F (23% of sections), R (11% of sections), M (8% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

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Fall

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 3462

Courses that list ARTG 2250 in their prerequisites.

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