Course code
Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.
Level
The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).
Credits
Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
Subject
Course planning information
Course notes
Spatial Typography covers the area where visual communication and spatial design overlap and interact; where typography exists in a 3D space. This can include the informational — how type becomes an aid to wayfinding in the environment, how a brand or identity becomes visible spatially (from signage to maps) — and the expressive — work that uses typography spatially to convey a message, build a narrative, or become an aid to placemaking or a prompt for speculation.
This practice is sometimes called environmental graphic design, or experiential graphic design. It draws on fields as diverse as graphic or visual communication design, architecture, art, lighting, landscape architecture, interaction design and industrial design. The work developed in 222449 Spatial Type might be for telling, guiding, marking, placemaking, commemorating, activating or entertaining.
This course welcomes participants from any design discipline. There are opportunities to 'move beyond your major', blending design skills from industrial, spatial and visual communication design (and beyond) with an emphasis on lo-fi prototyping, playing at scale and testing and developing ideas. The course operates as a studio collective, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning and shared responsibility for a series of projects, as well as for the ‘exhibition’ of the proposed design solutions.
Learning outcomes
What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.
- 1 Demonstrate fluency in the use of research within spatial typographical enquiry. (Graduate profile: Understanding - Matauranga A2)
- 2 Articulate an advanced critical understanding of key knowledge of typography in spatial environments. (Graduate profile: Autonomy - Mana B2)
- 3 Apply exploratory and transformative thinking to generate inventive ideas and creative works in response to design challenges. (Graduate profile: Creativity - Toi C1)
- 4 Demonstrate fluency in using interpretive, navigational or informational typography. (Graduate profile: Virtuosity - Mohio D3)
- 5 Source and critically utilise information in a variety of forms and contexts to expand their design process. (Graduate profile: Understanding - Matauranga E4)
Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.
Assessments
| Assessment | Learning outcomes assessed | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Creative compositions | 1 2 3 4 5 | 100% |
Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.
You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.
Explanation of assessment types
- Computer programmes
- Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
- Creative compositions
- Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
- Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
- An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
- Exam (centrally scheduled)
- An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
- Oral or performance or presentation
- Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
- Participation
- You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
- Portfolio
- Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
- Practical or placement
- Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
- Simulation
- Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
- Test
- Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
- Written assignment
- Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.
Textbooks needed
There are no set texts for this course.