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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • MAS.962 (Fall 1997) 
  • Course Title:
  • Digital Typography 
  • Course Level:
  • Graduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Media Arts and Sciences 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. John Maeda 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • MAS.962 Digital Typography



    Fall 1997




    Course Highlights


    This class was one of the earliest classes taught in the Aesthetics and Computation Group at the MIT Media Lab. This class from 1997 deals with the ubiquitous nature of type and typography, and how it might be modified and redesigned in the digital age. A full set of assignments and solutions can be seen in the assignments section, and the final work of the class can be seen in the projects section.


    Course Description


    This class introduces studies in the algorithmic manipulation of type as word, symbol, and form. Problems covered will include semantic filtering, inherently unstable letterforms, and spoken letters. The history and traditions of typography, and their entry into the digital age, will be studied. Weekly assignments using Java® will explore new ways of looking at and manipulating type.


    Technical Requirements


    Java® plug-in software is required to run the Java® files found on this course site.

     

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