Course: Typography

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Course title Typography
Course code KAGD/AP2TY
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Wolf Dušan, MgA.
Course content
History of writing and book culture Visual culture and visual sensibility Typography and its use within different media Typesetting Book printing and contemporary printing methods The book as a medium Working creatively with the typeface Logotype and logo Basics of corporate identity Theoretical and creative part (70/30)

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
the student is able to: 1/ have a general orientation in the cultural history of mankind 2/ use basic terminology 3/ to think independently as an artist 4/ conduct a professional dialogue 5/ work with information sources
the student is able to: 1/ have a general orientation in the cultural history of mankind 2/ use basic terminology 3/ to think independently as an artist 4/ conduct a professional dialogue 5/ work with information sources
Skills
the student is able to: 1/ work independently with PC 2/ use software for working with fonts, vectors and bitmaps (ideally Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) 3/ create a printable PDF 4/ produce a print on an office laser printer 5/ adjust print for presentation
the student is able to: 1/ work independently with PC 2/ use software for working with fonts, vectors and bitmaps (ideally Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) 3/ create a printable PDF 4/ produce a print on an office laser printer 5/ adjust print for presentation
learning outcomes
Knowledge
1/ knowledge of the cultural history of mankind 2/ consolidation of terminology 3/ orientation and overlaps 4/ the use of typography within different media 5/ in-depth work with information sources
1/ knowledge of the cultural history of mankind 2/ consolidation of terminology 3/ orientation and overlaps 4/ the use of typography within different media 5/ in-depth work with information sources
Skills
1/ deepening experience in working with software 2/ know how to determine the process of creating a graphic design 3/ practical experience of preparing simple graphic designs 4/ deeper knowledge of preparing graphic documents in PDF form 5/ basic knowledge of industrial print processing
1/ deepening experience in working with software 2/ know how to determine the process of creating a graphic design 3/ practical experience of preparing simple graphic designs 4/ deeper knowledge of preparing graphic documents in PDF form 5/ basic knowledge of industrial print processing
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Knowledge
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Recommended literature
  • Alice Twemlow. K čemu je grafický design?. 2008. ISBN 978-80-7391-027-3.
  • Filip Blažek. Typokniha. 2020. ISBN 978-80-88308-12-6.
  • Ina Saltz. Základy typografie. 2010. ISBN 978-80-7391-404-2.
  • Josef Kroutvor. Poselství ulice. 1991.
  • Kočička/Blažek. Praktická typografie. 2000. ISBN 80-7226-385-4.
  • Richar Hollis. Stručná historie grafického designu. 2015. ISBN 978-80-87705-27-8.


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