Course Schedule

Week 1 Introduction to Project 1: Letterpress postcards—the typographer’s perspective
28 Feb Lecturer: Ian McArthur/Ka Wing Lau


Week 2 Letterpress experimentation
7 March Lecturer: Ka Wing Lau (3 hour studio)


Week 3 Letterpress conventions
14 March Lecturer: Ka Wing Lau (3 hour studio)


Week 4 Letterpress printing / Assessment criteria
21 March Lecturer: Ka Wing Lau (3 hour studio)


Week 5 Introduction to Project 2: BLAD
28 March Lecturer: Ian McArthur (Online Lecture)


Week 6 Visual hierarchy and grids
4 April Lecturer: Ian McArthur (Online Lecture)


Week 7 Introduction to file preparation / Assessment criteria
11 April Lecturer: Ian McArthur (Online Lecture)


Week 8 Student presentations
18 April Lecturer: Ian McArthur (Online Lecture)


25 April MID SEMESTER BREAK


Week 9 Introduction to Project 3: Online publication & Contemporary style guides
2 May Lecturer: Ian McArthur (Online Lecture)


Week 10 Lecture: Type—Historical, cultural and contextual considerations for online text
9 May Lecturer: Ian McArthur (Online Lecture)


Week 11 Breaking the rules well
16 May Lecturer : Ian McArthur (Online Lecture)


Week 12 File prep checklist / Assessment Criteria and FAQ
23 May Lecturer : Ian McArthur (Online Lecture)


Week 13 Session Review / Assessment criteria, Q+A
30 May Lecturer : Ian McArthur (Online Lecture)


Week 14 Self Directed Study
11 June