Overview

This unit seeks to enhance an understanding of typographic design required for the development of complex print and interactive publications. Students will gain knowledge of typography, e-publishing, digital interface design, interactive information graphics and their application to publication design conventions and as an aspect of professional practice within the context of communication design.

Requisites

Prerequisites
DCO10005 Typography

AND

75 credit points

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Teaching Period 1
Location
Online
Start and end dates
10-March-2025
08-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
23-March-2025
Census date
04-April-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-May-2025
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
03-November-2025
08-February-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-November-2025
Census date
28-November-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
02-January-2026
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Identify the core principles of typographic layout and document hierarchy for both digital and print publication
  • Apply industry standard software to a digital and print publication project, observing relevant typographic, informational and publication design conventions
  • Research and devise design solutions that demonstrate high-level knowledge of typographic and interaction design
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of different design approaches in diverse digital environments
  • Develop a publication design that balances the requirements of a target audience with the aesthetic and technical characteristics of digital and print publication
  • Understand and correctly apply the technical terminology related to interactivity and digital publishing

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week Venue Type and Activity Detail
On-campus Class 36 12 weeks 3 Tutorial
Specified Activities Various 3 3 weeks 1 Site visits
Online Learning activities 3 3 weeks 1 Sharing interactive publications online
Unspecified Activities Readings 12 12 weeks 1 Review learning resources
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning 96 12 weeks 8 Independent research and visual reference, Individual project work
Total Hours: 150 Total Hours (per week): 14  

Swinburne Online

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week Venue Type and Activity Detail
Online Modules 36 12 weeks 3  
Specified Activities Various 42 12 weeks 3.5 Reading and researching for projects from books texts and internet
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning 72 12 weeks 6 Independent study, Assignment preparation, Revision
Total Hours: 150 Total Hours (per week): 12.5

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Interactive Publication and JournalIndividual 50% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
Print Publication and JournalIndividual 50% 1,2,3,4,5 

Content

  • Legibility, readability and editing conventions
  • Grids, proportions, page layout and document structure for print and interactive publication design outcomes
  • Construction of complex multi-page documents and multi-level interactive publication design outcomes
  • Information, interface and visual graphics in an interactive publication environment
  • Use of digital print and interface design software
  • Typographic conventions and specification for the web
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.