Readings

There will be assigned readings for select classes (See also: Schedule) Assigned discussion leaders will be responsible for leading class discussions. All students are responsible for contributing to the following class discussion and writing a short reading response due the evening before class (Thursday at 6pm).

Reading responses are meant to be casual. Don’t be intimidated by writing! Responses should include a quote, your thoughts on the material as brief notes, and/or questions for discussion (QCQ: quote comment question). Submit your reading responses to the class are.na channel. You will find discussion leaders listed there too!

Throughout the semester, we will read:

• Period Styles, Ellen Lupton & J. Abbott Miller (1988)
• The Mystery Font that Took Over New York, Rumsey Taylor (2018)
• Letter, Ellen Lupton (2004)
  Sections: Anatomy, Size, Classification, Families, Big Families (pages 34–51)
• The Danger of a Single Story, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2009)
• Typography as a Radical Act, Silas Munro (2019)
• Text, Ellen Lupton (2004)
  Sections: Kerning, Tracking, Line Spacing, Alignment, Vertical Alignment, Hierarchy (pages 80–97)
• Every Book Starts with an Idea, Armand Mevis (2009)
• Fuck Content, Michael Rock (2009)
• What Does It Mean to Decolonize Design?, Anoushka Khandwala (2019)