Typografie 2

Johannes Lang
Design, Design and narrative Media
2025W, Übungen (UE), 2.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S03416

Description

The winter semester will cover designing with typography, applying typeface(s).
Macro typography, typesetting and editorial design.

Lectures and exercises on the following topics:
– Font selection and font pairing
– Setting type for reading
– Ragged text and justified typesetting
– Paragraph styles and their settings in InDesign
– Hyphenation
– Typographic hierarchies
– Layout and grid systems
– Table of contents (design and creation)
– Formats and white spaces
– Accessibility

 

Main task will be an Editorial Design.

 

Examination Modalities

Attendance and Assignments

Comments

This course will most likely be held in English!

This course is linked to LV S03511.

Students who need this course for their curriculum will be given preference!
External students can sign up but I cannot guarantee a place.

Come to the first lecture and I will see how many are interested.

Some knowledge of InDesign is expected.

Key Words

Typographie, typography, layout, grid

Dates

14 October 2025, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
21 October 2025, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
28 October 2025, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
04 November 2025, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
11 November 2025, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
18 November 2025, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
25 November 2025, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
02 December 2025, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
09 December 2025, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
16 December 2025, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
13 January 2026, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
20 January 2026, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4
27 January 2026, 14:00–17:00 Seminar Room 4

Course Enrolment

From 01 September 2025, 09:00 to 07 October 2025, 00:02
Via online registration

TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Artistic and art technology foundations: Artistic and art technology foundations 180/002.01

Design: Specialisation in Design and Narrative Media (2. Section): Artistic Fundamentals: Typography / Modules 2 and 3 576/202.05

Design: Specialisation in Communication Design (2. Section): Artistic Basics: Editorial Design and Typography 577/202.17

Co-registration: possible

Attending individual courses: possible