Course: Author's Publication

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Course title Author's Publication
Course code KKTS/AUPUB
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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)
  • Fišerová Lucia, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. What is a book? Introductory lecture 2. Consultation of the first drafts, creation of the concept 3. Consultation of the solution process 4. Consultation on the selection and arrangement of photographs 5. Consultation of graphic design, proofreading 6. Consultation of book design

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 15 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 22 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To become familiar with the historical development of the photographic publication
To become familiar with the historical development of the photographic publication
Characterize the main differences between the exhibition and book presentation of photographs
Characterize the main differences between the exhibition and book presentation of photographs
Describe the methodology of the book creation process
Describe the methodology of the book creation process
To define a potential readership
To define a potential readership
Define the main idea of the book and suggest the possibilities of conveying it to readers through photographs
Define the main idea of the book and suggest the possibilities of conveying it to readers through photographs
Skills
Design a functional selection of photographs for the publication
Design a functional selection of photographs for the publication
Create the design of individual double pages
Create the design of individual double pages
Combine the image and text part of the publication
Combine the image and text part of the publication
Communicate appropriately with the graphic designer, printer and bookbinder
Communicate appropriately with the graphic designer, printer and bookbinder
Choose appropriate paper, format, book binding
Choose appropriate paper, format, book binding
Recommended literature
  • CESCHEL, Bruno. Self Publish, Be Happy. Aperture, New York978-1597113441, 2015. ISBN 978-1597113441.
  • HAWTHORNE, Susan. Bibliodiverzita. Manifest nezávislé nakladatelky. Wo-men, Praha, 2018. ISBN 978-80-905239-9-9.
  • HIMES, D. Darius; Swanson Mary Virginia. Publish Your Photography Book. Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2011. ISBN 978-1616892265.
  • KOETZLE, Hans-Michael. Photographers A-Z. Taschen, Cologne, 2011. ISBN 978-3836511094.
  • PARR, Martin; Badger, Gerry. The Photobook. A History, volume 1. Phaidon, London, 2004. ISBN 978-0714842851.
  • PARR, Martin; Badger, Gerry. The Photobook. A History, volume 2. Phaidon, London, 2006. ISBN 9780714844336.
  • PARR, Martin; Badger, Gerry. The Photobook. A History, volume 3. Phaidon, London, 2014. ISBN 9780714866772.
  • PLEŠTILOVÁ, Anna; Rohanová, Lucie. A na konci byla kniha. UMPRUM, Praha, 2020. ISBN 978-80-88308-15-7.
  • ROTH, Andrew (ed.). The Open Book. A history of the photographic book from 1878 to the present. Hasselblad Center, Göteborg, 2004.


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