ARTG 4554 — Type Design
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: FBostonTraditional
Explores the tools, techniques, and principles used in creating professional typefaces. Focuses on research, experimentation, and practical application. Requires students to design and produce their own typefaces, considering their intended purpose. Emphasizes theoretical aspects of letterform creation, drawing from historical and contemporary sources. Examines insights into language support for both Latin and non–Latin scripts. Offers students an opportunity to develop compound, non–Latin, and specialty characters.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 50% | 8.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 75% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 44% | 9.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 50% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 38% | 10.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 25% | 12.0 |
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 18% · T 0% · W 16% · Th 0% · F 67%
Common patterns: F (67% of sections), M (18% of sections), W (16% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
Spring
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (ARTG course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ARTG courses · Plan it at numap.app