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Design · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Creative Writing Graphics

This interdisciplinary course bridges the gap between the literary and the visual. It is designed for writers who want to visualize their words and designers who want to tell stories. Students will explore “Visual Poetry,” kinetic typography, zine-making, and the graphic novel format, learning how to treat text as an image to enhance the emotional resonance of a narrative.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Explore the history of Concrete Poetry and Dadaist typography
  2. Design "Zines" and micro-publications combining text and collage
  3. Master Kinetic Typography (moving text) for digital storytelling
  4. Understand the relationship between panel and text in graphic narratives
  5. Create visual assets for writers (Book Covers, "Instapoetry" posts)
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01Text as Image: Introduction to Visual Writing
  2. 02Typography 101 for Writers: Expressive Type
  3. 03Concrete Poetry & Calligrams
  4. 04The Art of the Zine: Folding & Layout
  5. 05Mixed Media Writing: Collage & Blackout Poetry
  6. 06Digital Storytelling: Interactive Fiction
  7. 07Analyzing the Photo-Essay
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09The Graphic Novel: Scripting & Layout
  10. 10The Graphic Novel: Text Balloons & SFX
  11. 11Kinetic Typography: Text in Motion
  12. 12"Instapoetry": Visualizing Verse for Socials
  13. 13Book Cover Design: Summarizing the Story
  14. 14Experimental Typography: Physical Letters
  15. 15Portfolio: Presenting Writing Visually
  16. 16Final Project: The Visual Anthology or Zine

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Final Project: The Visual Anthology or Zine

How it’s judged

Recommended reading
  1. Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton
  2. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
  3. Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon
  4. A Humument: A Treated Victorian Novel by Tom Phillips
  5. Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine? by Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson
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