Course: The science of writing II

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Course title The science of writing II
Course code KVK/FU002
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Frič Pavel, MgA.
  • Fanta Marek, MgA.
Course content
1. Introduction, defining semestral plan. 2.-9. Group teaching in the computer classroom, gradual realization of assigned individual tasks. 10.-11. Presentation, analysis and classification of the student's activity and their work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
During the course, students acquaint with the type phenomenon and its development (historic and shape), they solve practical assignments with type, and make sure of its aesthetic principles and patterns. Further, the course focuses on developing receptivity and sensibility to typography, development of the principle of analyzing and recognizing quality and aesthetics of typographical arrangements, and obtaining practical experience by means of more demanding typographical arrangements. Part of the study is also detailed learning about typographical and technological preparation of prints and publications, interconnection of the pictorial part with the typographical arrangement, determination of the print format and range, and of the page layout. Students will acquire knowledge of work in vector and bitmap-oriented programs, of scanning, and of correct saving and exporting documents. In the practical part, emphasis is placed on current trends and technologies in the field of digitization of typography or pictographic systems as applicable, and on visualization of data and information in general. Teaching cannot be divided into weekly schedules - the pedagogical approach is strongly individualized, reflecting preferences and skills of the given group.
The gained capabilities constitute an encompassment and an aquirement of knowledge and experience in the given field of study, they result from a concrete annotation of the subject and are aimed at a profile´s fulfilment of the graduate of the given field of study.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the previous study

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attendance
Recommended literature
  • CRAIG, James. Designing with Type (A Basic Course in Typography). Watson-Guptill, 2006.
  • FLORIDI, Luciano. Čtvrtá revoluce. Jak infosféra mění tvář lidské reality.. Karolinum, 2019.
  • Gill, Eric. Esej o typografii. Rubato, 2014.
  • Hlavsa, Oldřich. Typographia 1-3. SNTL, 1986.
  • JAROŠ, Richard; PAUKNEROVÁ, Pavla (eds.). Nejen kruhy. Vizuální přístupy v zobrazování dat a informací. UMPRUM, Praha, 2017.
  • KINROSS, Robin; NEURATH, Marie. Modern typography: an essay in critical history. 2nd ed. London: Hyphen Press, 2004.
  • Menhart, Oldřich. Nauka o písmu. SPN, 1954.
  • Muzika, František. Krásné písmo. Paseka, 2005.
  • Štorm, F. Eseje o typografii. Revolver Revue, 2008.
  • TSELENTIS, Jason. Typografie. O funkci a užití písma. Slovart, 2014.


Study plans that include the course
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