The ubiquitous nature of typography. (Photo © openphoto.net.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. John Maeda
MIT Course Number
MAS.962
As Taught In
Fall 1997
Level
Graduate
Course Description
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.
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.