Typedesign and education: a methodological proposition

Abstract

Buggy. O MECOTipo: método de ensino e desenho
coletivo de caracteres tipográficos. Olinda: Tipos do
Acaso, 2007.

The book presents the results of a master degree research, developed in of the Post-graduate Program in
Design at UFPE (Pernambuco Federal University - Brazil). The author proposes a specific methodology for
teaching typography in graphic design courses, aiming for the collective design of typefaces. The proposal is
based on a bibliographic research about type design made by author, and his experiences in the classroom
as a typography teacher. The methodology is presented, according the author, as an “introductory method
which proposes means of evaluation linked to a system of exercises capable of stimulating design students
to exercise typeface design through experiments” (p. 14-15). The book is divided into six chapters:
presentation of the method, theoretical and methodological parameters, practical parameters, syllabus, and
evaluation system. At the end of the book, the author presents the bibliography on typography developed for
his research. The text is written in technical language, but in an accessible manner, targeting on design
students.