Course: Typography 5

» List of faculties » FMK » KKTS
Course title Typography 5
Course code KKTS/MD5PT
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Baroňová Lenka, M. A.
Course content
Theory: interpretation of the history of writing in various cultural eras, presentation of contemporary writing in the field of digital fonts. Practical project: processing and graphical editing of the history axis with the most important events in the development of writing, the transformation of font shapes and types of print reproductions.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- the student can orient himself in the history of writing in individual historical epochs
- the student can orient himself in the history of writing in individual historical epochs
- the student can understand changes in the visuality of writing under the influence of the use of writing tools
- the student can understand changes in the visuality of writing under the influence of the use of writing tools
- the student can define the reasons and the process of formation of the shapes of numbers
- the student can define the reasons and the process of formation of the shapes of numbers
- the student can describe the history of printing based on its inclusion in classification groups
- the student can describe the history of printing based on its inclusion in classification groups
- the student knows how to navigate contemporary typographic production and its authors
- the student knows how to navigate contemporary typographic production and its authors
Skills
- the student can create a historical axis of the origin and development of writing
- the student can create a historical axis of the origin and development of writing
- the student will be able to create a research
- the student will be able to create a research
- the student can carry out research on a given topic from a history of typography
- the student can carry out research on a given topic from a history of typography
- the student can apply the acquired knowledge to an art project on a related topic
- the student can apply the acquired knowledge to an art project on a related topic
- the student can analyze and professionally defend the created project in context
- the student can analyze and professionally defend the created project in context
Recommended literature
  • Dusong JeanLuc, Siegwartová Fabiene. Od olova k počítačům. Svojtka a Vašut, 1997. ISBN 80-7180-296-4.
  • Jana Průšová. Vznik a vývoj písma. Nakladatelství grafické školy, Praha, 2007. ISBN 80-86824-04-7.
  • Jean Georges. Písmo paměť lidstva.
  • Meggs, P.B. A History of Graphic Design. New York, 1998.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester