1. The beginnings of text illustration: ancient scroll illumination and the emergence of scientific illustration. 2. Origin of the book, medieval codices, representative, ritual and religious illustrations, political significance of the illuminated book in medieval Europe. 3. Renaissance and Baroque illustrations: scientific, instructional and esoteric writings, fiction. 4. Development of reproduction techniques, creation of an illustrated document - early illustrated travelogues, educational picture books, development of information and didactic images and infographics. Beginnings illustration for children. J. A. Comenius. 5. Illustrations of the 18th and 19th centuries: the origin of the illustrated social document, the development of scientific illustration and infographics. 6. Social satire and caricature up to the middle of the 20th century: William Hogarth, Honoré Daumier, Simplicissimus magazine. 7. Folk graphics and non-book illustrations in the 19th and 20th centuries: cards, holy images, Kistenbriefen. The role of illustration in the process of national self-awareness of Slavic nations. 8. Folk art as a source of inspiration for modern artistic illustration: Mikoláš Aleš, Josef Lada, Karel Svolinský. 9. Promotional and propagandistic illustration of the 20th and 21st century. Illustrations in the days of totalitarianism: political posters and the politicization of the picture book, social document, war poster, relations of totalitarian regimes to comics. 10. Guerrilla political illustration: Shepard Fairey. 11. Modern illustrations for children: Beatrix Potter, Tove Jansson, Hergé, Sempé, Lionel Koechlin, Blexbolex. 12. Works for children in Czechoslovakia: Vojtěch Preissig, Stanislav Kolíbal, Jiří Trnka, Květa Pacovská, Kamil Lhoták, Josef Čapek, Adolf Born. Artistic educational illustration: Mirko Hanák, Zdeněk Burian. 13. Presentation of seminar papers.
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The course is intended for students of the bachelor's study specialization Graphic Design, who have already completed introductory courses in the history of art and design, focusing on the development of illustrative images, especially artistic illustration. The aim of the course is to give a historical overview of the development of illustration, its types and functions. Emphasis in teaching is placed on the social significance that has been attributed to illustrative images throughout history, and on their connection with important social currents and movements. The course enables students to gain an overview of the development of visual languages and themes appearing in the illustrative image, in the context of historical social changes. Teaching is in the form of lectures, the emphasis is on the analysis of means of expression, debate with students and contextual reflection with respect to current events in the field.
The gained capabilities constitute an encompassment and an aquirement of knowledge and experience in the subject and are aimed at a profile´s fulfilment of the graduate of the given field of study.
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Filipová, M.; Rampley M. Možnosti vizuálních studií. Obrazy, texty, interpretace. Barrister and Principal, Brno, 2008.
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Hell, Ch.; Fiell, P. Graphic Design Now. Koln, 2003.
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HROCH, M. (ed.). Křičím: "To jsem já!". Příběhy českého fanzinu od 80. let po současnost. PageFive, Praha, 2017.
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