Teaching understanding and sensitivity for type, signs and the development of qualitative differentiation skills.
Typography: Introduction to the history of typographie. Examination of the letter, the character set of the Latin script; examination of the word and sentence, the typeface, typography; combinatorics of texts and typefaces; designing with type in two-dimensional space; introduction to typographic design methods and design principles.
Sign systems: Dealing with signs and sign systems; designing sign systems. Introduction to manual and digital design techniques.