Reviews of professor Dirk Rowntree

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Had him for the spring semester and he was very chill. The homework was very straightforward, and near the end you got to be creative with it. The class being over 3 hours sounded draining but he always made sure to give us a break in between and/or would let us go early if he saw that we're doing the work well. So stay on track and you'll be good.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You will develop a very solid foundation for typography in this class. His lectures are very detailed and you will learn a lot.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really great professor, fun class really learned a lot of useful stuffs. I hope I have him for my other typography classes. Easy assignments if you are competent. He is very easy going. Knowledgeable and wants to share. Will work with students. I would recommended to anyone.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Rowntree's voice is very monotonous, it can put you to sleep! Each class he had an agenda and it was followed. He's very detailed and stresses the importance of craft, attention to detail, and creativity. He is very knowledgeable about principles, hierarchy of text. I thoroughly enjoyed his course and learned a lot about structuring type.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Great professor! Goes over every class assignment/homework briefly, will always work with you one on one to see how your projects are looking, gives tips & gives good feedback. Very nice professor & also very understanding if you have anything going on and miss class. Would most definitely reccomend him for your classes!!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He gives very clear instructions for each assignment. His feedback is a lot about if you followed those instructions and if you made typographic mistakes. He does not give any feedback on the overall design except for "Nice design". First project is a booklet of which you will be designing pages and cover. Second and final project is group project.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very relaxed teacher, do the work and he will pass you. Class can get very boring though and I did not learn anything.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Long lectures and very repetitive. Often forgets the lessons and teaches them over. Really boring when it comes to teaching, often has very smart remarks and downplays you when your work isnt up to par. Lousy professor wouldnt take again trust me your better off teaching yourself.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I would totally recommend this professor for typographic design. As long as you do your hw and projects, you will be fine. There are not really any tests or quizzes, but a final should not be surprising.