DSGN 230: Type 1

Design · 5 credits

Focus on the use of type as an informative and expressive element in graphic design. Introduce the foundational principles and methods of typography, including: typographic history, letterform anatomy, page layout, hierarchy, and grid systems.

Offered in 5 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2023 to Winter 2027).

Catalog entry Browse Classes Textbooks (WWU Bookstore)

Prerequisites

DSGN 210 and DSGN 212

Prerequisite tree

Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.

DSGN 210 Design Technology
DSGN 212 Graphic Design 1

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (3)

DSGN 312, DSGN 351, DSGN 362

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

DSGN 312 Graphic Design in the 20th Century
- DSGN 331 Type 2 (continues on its page)
- DSGN 363 Motion 2 (continues on its page)
- DSGN 489 Internship (continues on its page)
- DSGN 490 Visual Lab
DSGN 351 Design Production
- DSGN 330 Typography I (continues on its page)
- DSGN 331 Type 2 (shown above)
- DSGN 340 Graphic Design 2 (continues on its page)
- DSGN 360 Digital Media Design I (continues on its page)
- DSGN 363 Motion 2 (shown above)
- DSGN 489 Internship (shown above)
- DSGN 490 Visual Lab (shown above)
DSGN 362 Motion 1
- DSGN 331 Type 2 (shown above)
- DSGN 363 Motion 2 (shown above)
- DSGN 489 Internship (shown above)
- DSGN 490 Visual Lab (shown above)

Syllabi and course websites

None listed yet.

Suggest a syllabus link

Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
Airth, Paula	7	Winter 2023 to Winter 2026
Melibeu de Almeida, Cristina	6	Winter 2025 to Winter 2027
Egner, Alex	2	Winter 2023 to Winter 2027

Every offering in the listed terms (15 sections)

Term	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Winter 2027	11900	Lecture/Lab	TR 8:00am-10:50am · FI 101 TR 8:00am-10:50am · AA 254	Egner, Alex	0/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	11901	Lecture/Lab	MW 11:00am-1:50pm · AA 254 MW 11:00am-1:50pm · FI 101	Melibeu de Almeida, Cristina	0/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2027	11902	Lecture/Lab	MW 2:00pm-4:50pm · AA 254 MW 2:00pm-4:50pm · FI 101	Melibeu de Almeida, Cristina	0/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	12126	Lecture/Lab	TR 11:00am-1:50pm · AA 254 TR 11:00am-1:50pm · FI 101	Airth, Paula	18/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	12127	Lecture/Lab	MW 11:00am-1:50pm · FI 101 MW 11:00am-1:50pm · AA 254	Melibeu de Almeida, Cristina	19/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2026	12128	Lecture/Lab	MW 2:00pm-4:50pm · FI 101 MW 2:00pm-4:50pm · AA 254	Melibeu de Almeida, Cristina	16/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	12392	Lecture/Lab	TR 11:00am-1:50pm · FI 101 TR 11:00am-1:50pm · AA 254	Airth, Paula	19/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	12393	Lecture/Lab	MW 11:00am-1:50pm · AA 254 MW 11:00am-1:50pm · FI 101	Melibeu de Almeida, Cristina	17/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	12394	Lecture/Lab	MW 2:00pm-4:50pm · AA 254 MW 2:00pm-4:50pm · FI 101	Melibeu de Almeida, Cristina	14/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	12934	Lecture/Lab	TR 8:00am-10:50am · AA 254 TR 8:00am-10:50am · FI 101	Airth, Paula	18/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	12935	Lecture/Lab	TR 11:00am-1:50pm · FI 101 TR 11:00am-1:50pm · AA 254	Airth, Paula	19/19	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	12936	Lecture/Lab	TR 2:00pm-4:50pm · FI 101 TR 2:00pm-4:50pm · AA 254	Airth, Paula	19/19	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	13616	Lecture/Lab	TR 8:00am-10:50am · FI 101 TR 8:00am-10:50am · AA 254	Egner, Alex	14/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	13617	Lecture/Lab	MW 11:00am-1:50pm · FI 110A MW 11:00am-1:50pm · FI 110B	Airth, Paula	18/18	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	13618	Lecture/Lab	MW 2:00pm-4:50pm · FI 110A MW 2:00pm-4:50pm · FI 110B	Airth, Paula	16/18	Face to Face Instruction