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Developing An Arabic Typography Course For Visual Communication Design Students In The Middle East And North African Region Item Info
- Title:
- Developing An Arabic Typography Course For Visual Communication Design Students In The Middle East And North African Region
- Granting Institution:
- Kent State University
- Author:
- Almusallam, Basma
- Advisor:
- Coorey, Jillian
- Committee Members:
- LeBlanc, AnnMarie ; Wearden, Stanley T.
- Level:
- Master’s
- Discipline:
- School of Visual Communication Design
- Date Created:
- 2014-05-01
- Subjects:
- Typography Design Education Arabic Typography
- Keywords:
- Typography Arabic Typography Design Education Middle East
- Location:
- Middle East; North Africa
- Abstract:
- Typography is one of the main elements of visual communication design. Acquiring good typographical skills is crucial for designers to effectively convey information and meaning. These skills should be taught in schools by applying a proper typographic foundation and improving skills through experience. Arabic typography has been recently introduced in Visual Communication Design programs in the Middle East and North African region with an emphasis on typeface design. With the growing demand of designers who possess typographic fluency in the market, introducing a foundation course that teaches Arabic typography became necessary. This thesis documents the process of creating an Arabic typography foundation course that can be integrated across all Visual Communication Design curricula in the Arabic speaking countries. The course has been developed through extracting information from primary research methods, and applying mental models to obtain course features. The emphasis on primary research facilitated the creation of a user-centered course. Students can further develop their typographic skills by applying the knowledge and skills gained from the course in an academic setting throughout the curriculum. Upon graduation, the skills can be applied in the market to reform the design industry in the region.
- Format:
- Language:
- eng
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Developing An Arabic Typography Course For Visual Communication Design Students In The Middle East And North African Region", Typography Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection, INFO663 Team 2 Spring 2025
- Reference Link:
- https://info663-sp25.github.io//team2/items/etd004.html
Rights
- Rights:
- © 2014, all rights reserved. This open access ETD is published by Kent State University and OhioLINK.