GRDSN 151
Type & Layout

Prerequisites:

GRDSN 101 – Process I, GRDSN  102 Tech I, or Permission from Instructor

Concurrent enrollment:

None

Course Description:

This course introduces students to the history, nomenclature and practical application of typography. Projects range from simple typographic compositions to complex multi-page documents in print and digital media. In addition to conventional type formatting, students will explore creative solutions using type as expressive visual form.

Book:

Thinking with Type, 2nd revised and expanded edition:
A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students Paperback, by Ellen Lupton  (Author)

Teaching / Learning Strategies:

Activities include but are not limited to:

Weekly reading and exercises…

• Reading Quizzes: Online using Canvas… each worth 5pts.
• Weekly Exercises: Graded on a “complete” or “incomplete” basis. Collected at
  the start of class.
  All exercises, mid-term project and final project need to be completed in order to receive a final grade.

Attendance Policy:

Attendance is crucial to your progress and will be taken at the beginning of every class. The attendance policy is as follows:

3 Credit Course:  More than 6 absences = 0.0

Two late attendances = one absence

Make-up Policy:
For an absence to be excused a student will need to communicate to their instructor via email prior to an absence. Students need to complete any work missed by the next class period, or by instructor arrangement. If the above criteria are not met the absence will be applied to the attendance policy.

Grading / Evaluation Policy:
Quizzes:
Each week there will be a quiz on the assigned reading.
Each quiz = 5 pts.
Total points possible = 50pts

Exercises:
Each week there will be a homework exercise.
Exercises are graded as “complete” or “incomplete” basis.
Students are required to revise each exercise after the critique.
(The original file and the revised file need to be on the server with REV added to the file name.)
All homework exercises need to be completed in order to receive a final grade.

Projects:
There will be two main projects for the quarter.
The mid-term project = 25pts
The final project = 25 pts
Total points possible = 50pts
An assessment / grading sheet will be provided.

Grading / Evaluation Points: Handout

0 – 20 = 0.0

20 – 30 = 0.5

30 – 40 = 1.0

40 – 50 = 1.5

50 – 60 = 2.0

60 – 70 – 2.5

70 – 80 = 3.0

80 – 90 = 3.5

90 – 100 = 4.0

Note: Some courses are in sequence. If you receive a failing grade in a course, you may have to come back the following year to complete the SFCC Graphic Design A.A.S. degree.

This course syllabus is only for the quarter listed above and the faculty may make appropriate changes. Also, future syllabi for this course may be different.

Other Policies:

Covid-19 Syllabus Statement

Faith and Conscience Absence Policy

Acceptance Syllabus Statement

Campus Safety Syllabus Statement

Diversity Syllabus Statement

Revised 02/17/2021