Course: Practical DTP Production

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Course title Practical DTP Production
Course code KZU/PDTB
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Chlupová Dita, Mgr.
Course content
1 The choice of content and form of periodicals, printed media, leaflet - individual presentations 2 Proposal (lay-out) of the cover/title page and the following pages - the editorial, advertising and advertising side, imprint, choice of color 3 The layout of newspaper and magazine pages, and its relationship to the content - individual presentations 4 Typographical presentation of texts, the choice of fonts, headlines 5 Wrap text into columns, columns dtp 6 Photographs, drawings, graphs and tables and the inclusion of printed pages - individual presentations 7 Continuous treatment site, drag text, photos and additional adjustment charts 8 Compilation of printed pages, supplements and their location 9 Finalizing the DTP and preparation for printing

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is designed as a practical workshop in which students in real terms verify the existing theoretical knowledge and skills that are necessary for creating newspapers and magazines.
Students will acquire practical and professional competences and routines that anable them to work independently in given area and the students will be prepared for the practical part of the final examination.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation on seminars, output of the seminar is a proposal of layout of periodical. Work in groups is acceptable.
Recommended literature
  • Beran,V. Typografický manuál - učebnice počítačové typografie. Kafka design, Praha 1999.
  • Blažej,B. Grafická úprava tiskovin. Praha 1990.
  • Horný,S. Počítačová typografie. Praha, Grada 1997.
  • Hyan,J. Digitální fotografie, TH Soft, Praha 1998.
  • Kočička,P., Blažek, F. Praktická typografie. Computer Press, Brno 2004.


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): Journalism (2015) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -