Course: Typography 1

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Course title Typography 1
Course code KBH/TYP1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Pořízková Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Polách Vladimír, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
This seminar focuses on the basics of typography on both the general as well as practical level. It also aims on the questions of graphic design of various kinds of publications, including on-line media. The seminar is based on presentation and analysis of different examples of used typography, publications both regular and occasional, as well as on practical work with computers and design software under the supervision of the teacher.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Demonstration, Grafic and Art Activities
Learning outcomes
This seminar focuses on the basics of typography on both the general as well as practical level.
basic skills in typography including the use of DTP software
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio, Seminar Work

Recommended literature
  • Bann, D. (2008). Polygrafická příručka. Praha.
  • Bann, David. Polygrafická příručka. Praha 2008.
  • Beran, Vladimír. (1999). Aktualizovaný typografický manuál. Praha.
  • Dugong, Jean-Luc - Siegwartová, Fabienne. (1997). Typografie, od olova k počítačům. Praha.
  • Eliška, Jiří. Vizuální komunikace. Písmo. Brno 2005.
  • Hlavsa, Oldřich. Typographia I, II, III. SNTL Praha 1976, 1981.
  • Kočička, P., Blažek, F. (2004). Praktická typografie. Computer Press, Brno.
  • Kočička, Pavel ? Blažek, Filip. (2000). Praktická typografie. Praha.
  • Pistorius, Vladimír. (2003). Jak se dělá kniha. Praha - Litomyšl.
  • Polách, Vladimír. (2008). Úvod do typografie a počítačové grafiky. Olomouc.
  • Štorm, František. (2008). Eseje o typografii. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology for News Media Editors (2025) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech Philology for News Media Editors (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter