Expectations of Typography & Layout

Initially, I signed up for this class last semester because I thought it would be an easy A.  However, the more and more I thought about my career choice this summer, the more I thought about how helpful this course would be for my future endeavors.  I knew that it had to involve computers, typing, and some sort of graphic element.  It appeared that I would have my cake and eat it too.  Upon my first day of class, I quickly realized that this wouldn’t be the average elective, and that I wouldn’t be able to shoot the breeze.  But at the same time, I didn’t want to either.  I really wanted to learn about typefaces and layout.  We type things everyday as college students without ever focusing on the script or the layout of our paragraphs or text, I wanted to learn more about why we choose certain fonts, alignment, enhancements, styles, etc.  I feel that this course will help me in the magazine/publishing industry.  Not only through my four year matriculation here at Clark have I come to appreciate more art forms, different fashion styles, but I now can appreciate why I chose to type my paper in Times New Roman rather than Baskerville.

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