Course: Typography 1

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Course title Typography 1
Course code KKTS/TYPO1
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
1. Anatomy of letter characters 2. Letter outline 3. Mean font height 4. Numerals 5. Dynamic antiquity 6. Font measurement 7. Virtual space letter 8. Sampling 9. Font family

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Prerequisites are not set.
Prerequisites are not set.
Skills
Prerequisites are not set.
Prerequisites are not set.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- the student is able to orient himself in the basic field terminology based on the typographic manual
- the student is able to orient himself in the basic field terminology based on the typographic manual
- the student can explain the structure of a letter and its position in the outline
- the student can explain the structure of a letter and its position in the outline
- the student can describe the three groups of print font classification
- the student can describe the three groups of print font classification
- the student can define typographic types of numbers and their use
- the student can define typographic types of numbers and their use
- the student can define auxiliary rules for the creation of interword gaps
- the student can define auxiliary rules for the creation of interword gaps
Skills
- the student can create the anatomy of three letters according to the canon of their construction
- the student can create the anatomy of three letters according to the canon of their construction
- the student can observe the principles of building letters and apply them in the alphabetic system
- the student can observe the principles of building letters and apply them in the alphabetic system
- the student can create a typeface title with the correct proportions of the spaces between the letters
- the student can create a typeface title with the correct proportions of the spaces between the letters
- the student can incorporate numerals into the subtitle type of the text
- the student can incorporate numerals into the subtitle type of the text
- the student can create the typesetting of a small orientation (sign) element with text gradation
- the student can create the typesetting of a small orientation (sign) element with text gradation
teaching methods
Knowledge
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Analysis of a presentation
Analysis of a presentation
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Skills
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Analysis of creative works (Music, visual arts, literature)
Recommended literature
  • BERAN, Vladimír. Aktualizovaný typografický manuál. Praha: Kafka design, 2016. ISBN 8090182402.
  • HALEY, Allan. Typography Referenced. Beverly Miami: Rockport Publishers, 2012. ISBN 9781592537020.
  • CHENG, Karen. Designing Type.. New Heaven: Yale University Press, 2005. ISBN 9780300111507.
  • MUZIKA, František. Krásné písmo ve vývoji latinky. Praha: Paseka, 2005. ISBN 8071857408.
  • SEDDON, Tony. Lets talk Type: An Essential Lexicon of Type Terms. London: Thames and Hudson, 2016. ISBN 9780500292297.
  • ŠTORM, František. Eseje o typografii. Revolver Revue, 2008. ISBN 9788087037157.


Study plans that include the course
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