Welcome! I hope you are ready for a quick and insightful look into the fun world of typography.

This is a short 6-week class, and due to all the content I wish to cover, the pace will be pretty brisk. This Web site should be used as a reference point and guide. It's not the be-all, end-all on type, but it's a pretty good place for us to start.

So why typography? And what brings us all here? We all have our own motivations. I hope yours is the desire to learn the basic guidelines and rules of typography to improve your type awareness. Personally, I find typography a fascinating medium - and one that often goes unrecognized. I would have to say I'm a self-proclaimed typophile. I love type in all its forms and mediums. So I thank you for sharing my passion, and feeding my quest for knowledge on the subject of typography.

It would be helpful for me to know your expectations of this class. Take a look at the syllabus. If there is anything else that you would like me to cover, please let me know. I will try to accommodate all requests as best I can. You can e-mail me at ron@hisandhers.com

Over the next several weeks you will be getting a lot of handouts, in addition to my own insights on type, fonts and graphic design. I have been a graphic designer for 12 years. If you want to see some of my own work, you can check out some of my portfolio at http://www.hisandhers.com/his/portfolio

One last thing before we get started. You'll be needing a few plug-ins before we can move forward. I have used Macromedia's Flash® application to run my local navigation in the Weeks 1 through 6 sections. Click here to down load the flash plug-ins.

Again, if you have any questions or concerns about any of the course content, please feel free to e-mail me. Thank you and, once again, welcome to Typography 1!