Typography - Practical Tasks: Exercises
20/4/2026 - 24/5/2026 / (Week 1 - Week 5) Jaden Lim Zi Yi / 0379047 Typography / BDCM / Taylor's University Task 1 LECTURES Week 1 Lecture 0 give a brief introduction to the module and typography as the arrangement and design of text for expression. We will learn through feedback and refinement while understanding its history and applications. Lecture 1 explains how typography developed over 500 years, showing how different tools and cultures shaped how letterforms and how studying its evolution helps designers improve. Week 2 Lecture 2 explains the basics of text formatting such as kerning, letter spacing, alignment and readability in typography. It also introduced Adobe InDesign and showed how these formatting tools help make text more readable and visually balanced in design. Week 3 Lecture 3 focuses on managing and formatting large amounts of text in typography. It explains concepts such as paragraph spacing, leading, typographic hierarchy, cross alignment, and avoiding widows...