Prof Dip in Typographic Futures
This specialist pathway is a deep dive into type design and typography across a variety of future-facing contexts that includes print, screen-based, interactive media and beyond. Learners will explore the potential of typefaces in the context of contemporary and future applications, guided by experts and lecturers, shaped by a dynamic mix of participatory and experiential learning. Leading type designers, typographers and graphic designs act as a Community of Interest around this pathway to enhance the learning, and prompt depth of discussion on every aspect of letterforms. This pathway provides learners with the specialist knowledge, skills and expertise to become leaders in the field. Learners gain a thorough knowledge of and a pronounced affinity with type design and typography.
The Professional Diploma in Typographic Futures encourages participants to integrate research, creative practice and contemporary methods, theory and contexts.
The programme is delivered under the Creative Futures Academy, a dynamic partnership between NCAD, UCD and IADT.
The modules seek to prepare students with the practical and theoretical means to develop contemporary design practice and theory within a specialist award, while benefitting from a broader interdisciplinary creative discourse and community of practice.
Successive modules allow participants to develop their specialist practice, their professional, technical and organisational skills and their knowledge and application of critical contexts.
Programme Specification and Module Descriptors
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The programme is made up of four modules which are studied on a parttime basis. Each module is 5 credits, equivalent to 100 hours of student effort.
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