Typography is the visual representation of language. Used skillfully, it makes content legible and understandable. It helps to communicate the message in the desired way. Typography is a crucial component of visual communication.

But typography can show more than just words. Typography has the potential to convey a narrative. It stages and interprets messages, giving them emotion and character. It can focus on the meaning of words. For example, it can become an image itself.

In this course, we will examine what is behind and beyond words, we will focus on the narrative quality of Typography. We will look at how typography can be used to tell stories in an expressive, exciting and emotional way. Likewise, we will investigate how to embody the essence of a work, concept, or story through typographic means.

How do we perceive time, movement, or place? How do we narrate nature or music? Can we visually narrate a painting or sound? Let’s find out, how Typography can tell a story beyond words.