Spring 2027

Graphic Design for Publications

Graphic Design for Publications covers theory and practice in designing newspapers, magazines, books, and narrative forms with emphasis on advanced typographic theory and production skills.

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Present different kinds of information with proper hierarchy, organization, and style.

  • Choose and combine photos, typefaces, and illustrations in a cohesive way based on the information to be edited.

  • Gain an understanding of the use of grid systems, image selection, and detailed typesetting for editorial content.

  • Develop editorial projects from sketching to refined printed pieces for portfolio.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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(ART 102 or 107 or declared in an Art graduate program),ART 346, and 438

ART 546 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Newspaper, magazine, book, and narrative form design
  • Advanced typographic theory
  • Digital and manual production

Skills

  • Advanced typographic theory and digital/manual production skills
  • Grid systems, image selection, and detailed typesetting for editorial content
  • Developing editorial projects from sketching to refined printed pieces

Grades

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ART 546 · Spring 2027

Graphic Design for Publications

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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