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(DES3440) Typographic Investigations

SPRING 2026

resources

Class-specific Links
UPDATED!Schedule
Syllabus
The Truths
Type Design Software Tutorials

calligraphy

01. Roman Capitals

discussions

01. Changing Out of Your Typographic Sweatpants

exercises

00. What's on Top of the Deck?
01. Drawing in Glyphs / Fontra
02. Components in Glyphs / Fontra
03. 10 Ideas for /kəˈkuːn/ (final project)
04. Type walk for [ˈɜːrkəl]
NEW!05. Communal (Two Axis) Variable Alphabet

projects

01. "/ˈmɛni/"
02. "[ˈbuːʒuː]"
HW!03. "[ˈɜːrkəl]"

shpiels

01. Types of Writing Systems
02. Translation
03. Ligatures and Contextual Alternates
04. What else can letters do?
NEW!05. Variable Type