Course: Special font creation

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Course title Special font creation
Course code KVK/FU049
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 1
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zajíček Přemysl, MgA. DiS.
Course content
1.-2 Definition of individual assignments. 3.-4. Workshop / excursion / external lecture. 5.-6. Consultation of individual assignments. 7.-8. Workshop / excursion / external lecture. 9.-10. Consultation of individual assignments. 11.-12. Workshop / excursion / external lecture. 13. Consultation of individual assignments - presentation. Continuous register of workshops / excursions / external lectures: Filiup Kraus & Jan Charvát; Filip blažek / Jan Charvát - kerning, metrics; Jan Sindler, Anna Tydlitatova / Jan Charvat - Phyton; Radek Sidun - Diacritics; Petra Dočekalová - Font of Painting; Marek Nedělka - National Letters; Jan Buble - Font Form; Jan Novák; Matyáš Machat - Písmolijna Machat type; Martin Vácha - letter line Displaay; Font Kometa.xyz; Jan Horčík - Písmolijna Heavyweight, Tomáš Brousil - Tabac font Family.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
A) To develop projects of author's digital fonts or pictogram systems in connection with the subject Font creation I and II. B) To develop the contact of students with current events in the writing community in the form of workshops and excursions (the program will be regularly updated).
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.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the previous study

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
1. Fulfililing partial tasks and assignments throughtout the semestr 2. Active participation in the Studio tutoring
Recommended literature
  • CHENG, Karen. Designing Type. London: Luarence King, 2007.
  • KINROSS, Robin; NEURATH, Marie. Modern typography: an essay in critical history. 2nd ed. London: Hyphen Press, 2004.
  • MIDDENDORP, J. Dutch Type. Berlin: Druk Editions, 2018.
  • Noordzij, Gerrit. The Stroke - Theory of writing. London: Hyphen Press, 2005.
  • RAPPO, François (ed.). Typeface as program: applied research and development in typography. Lausanne: ECAL/University of art and design, 2009.
  • SOLPERA, Jan. Klasifikace typografických písem latinkových. Praha: Revolver Revue, 2009.
  • ŠTORM, František. Eseje o typografii. Praha: Revolver Revue, 2008.


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