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所在平台: Coursera |
课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/typography
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课程名称：排版入门 课程概述：排版是操控语言视觉形式的艺术，以丰富和掌控其含义。它是平面设计师必备的技能和知识领域。排版的历史可以追溯到现代平面设计的前500年，涵盖了众多规则、传统和术语，同时也为创造和表达提供了丰富的空间。在这门严格的入门课程中，我们将研究、命名和测量字形的特征，同时考虑在选择和组合字体时的实际问题。我们将深入探讨熟悉的字体的丰富历史、文化和美学，讨论设置字体的一些久经考验的规则和最佳实践，如层次和空间组织原则，并探索字体的表现力和意义。 课程内容除了信息丰富的讲座外，还包括三次同伴评审的作业，最后有机会设计一张完整的排版海报。 请注意，这并不是一门软件课程，假设学员对Adobe InDesign或其他页面排版软件有基本的工作知识。完成作业需要访问计算机和排版软件，例如InDesign。 课程大纲： - 第1周：字体对话 本周将近距离观察字体，了解其作为物理文物和设计作品的特性。我们将研究界定和赋予字体特征的形式元素，了解它们的起源及其外观原因，并复习描述字体的术语和测量系统。课程最后将进行一次有评分的测验。 - 第2周：字体及其故事 本周将探讨字体如何通过与不同历史时期、美学和思想的关联表达隐含意义。通过六个简短的案例研究，我们将观察字体的内涵如何受到其背景的影响，理解排版形式的历史演变，并熟悉字体的分类方式。学员还将进行独立研究，选取一种字体进行深入探讨。 - 第3周：让字体发挥作用 本周我们将应用排版的视觉原则和惯例。研究字母、行和文字块之间的间距如何被操控，以改善外观和控制字体的含义。我们将探讨排版层次和网格系统如何进一步组织和明确字体，并回顾能提升排版效果的规则和惯例。在本周末，学员将进行一次同伴评审的排版练习。 - 第4周：赋予字体意义 在最后一周，我们将考察排版形式如何显著影响书面语言的意义。我们将调查并分析不同字体处理方式的可能性，从细致的排版选择到戏剧性的操控，查看表现性和非常规排版的示例。课程结束时，学员将整合所学知识，设计一张完整的排版海报。
Name:Week 1: Talking Type
Description:This week, we’ll take an up-close look at typefaces, both as physical artifacts and as works of design. We will study the formal elements that define and give character to type, and understand where they came from and why they look the way they do. We will review the terminology and measuring system used to describe type, and look at the way the form and proportion of letters relate to the practical concerns of selecting and combining typefaces. The week will wrap up with a graded quiz.
Name:Week 2: Typefaces and their Stories
Description:This week, we’ll explore the way typefaces express connotative meaning—tell stories—through their association with different time periods, aesthetics, and ideas. Through six short case studies, we will look at the way a typeface’s connotations are shaped by its context, understand the historic evolution of typographic forms, and familiarize ourselves with the way typefaces are classified. You’ll extend your exploration through some independent research into a typeface of your choosing.
Name:Week 3: Putting Type to Work
Description:This week, we will engage the visual principles and conventions of typesetting. We will look at how the spaces between letters, lines, and blocks of type can be manipulated to refine the appearance and control the meaning of type. We’ll explore the ways typographic hierarchy and grid systems can further organize and clarify type. And we’ll survey the rules and conventions that can add polish to your typesetting. You’ll apply your skills and knowledge in a peer-reviewed typesetting exercise at the end of the week.
Name:Week 4: Making Meaningful Type
Description:In our final week, we’ll examine the ways typographic form can dramatically shape the meaning of written language. We’ll survey and analyze possibilities for type treatments—from subtle typesetting choices to dramatic manipulations—by looking at examples of expressive and unconventional typography. At the end of the week, you’ll bring together and apply everything you have learned in this course in the design of a full-scale typographic poster.
Typography is the art of manipulating the visual form of language to enrich and control its meaning. It’s an essential area of skill and knowledge for graphic designers. Typography predates modern graphic design by around 500 years; it is rich in rules, conventions, and esoteric terminology—but it remains an exciting space for invention and expression. In this rigorous introductory course, we will study, name, and measure the characteristics of letterforms. We’ll consider the pragmatic concerns involved in selecting and combining type. We’ll peek into the rich historical, cultural, and aesthetic histories of familiar typefaces. We’ll discuss time-tested conventions and best practices in setting type, as governed by principles of hierarchy and spatial organization. And we’ll explore the expressive, meaning-making potential of type. Informative lectures will be complemented by a series of three peer-assessed assignments, culminating in an opportunity to design a full-scale typographic poster. Please note that this is not a software course; a basic working knowledge of Adobe InDesign or other page layout software will be assumed. You will need access to a computer and page layout software, such as InDesign, to complete the assignments.
