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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Annotation: The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the work of a graphic designer and to teach students the basics of working with type and other graphic elements on a specific assignment. Students will learn how to prepare, create and then present a design. Content: Introductory part 1-3 - introduction to the field - research of current topics Main part 4-11 - assignment of tasks and research - how to create a first draft - basics of graphic work - font as the main means of expression - history and importance of visual communication - practical typography - rules of typesetting - font anatomy - meaning of symbols - basics of typography in InDesign - basics of working with curves in Illustrator - consultation of assigned tasks - preparation of data for printing Conclusion 12-13 - finalization of presentations - final test The content of individual lectures may change according to current topics and the difficulty of the tasks.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture with practical applications, Collaborative instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 5 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 10 hours per semester
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| No particular prerequisites specified. |
| to compare and analyze different artistic expressions by criteria of esthetics, semiotics and technique on basic level , to specify basic knowledge of supporting arts disciplines , to know basic usage of characters and typography, text composition and different forms of characters, |
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| to realize own vizual expression in suitable way including its text part and its visualization, to show own creativity on generally assigned task, to show the will to find different artistic solutions, alter them and constructivelly evaluate, to work independently and activelly and flexibly react to evaluating commentary of the teacher, |
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| Students will control the basics of letters and texts in a work of art - the sorting of the font and its application in various publications, selection according to the assignment of a particular font, the layout of text with respect to the subject and format, etc. Student can solve the appropriate level of visual design according to their study orientation, semester and final qualifying works - posters, catalogs, illustrated books, folding picture, packaging, etc. |
| of the sorting of fonts and their application in various publications, of important czech and international typographs, of basic rules of working with fonts, their choosing and using their various forms, |
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| of choosing and graphical editing of text with erudition on task, format, etc., to use basic rules fo choosing a font and graphical editing based on criteria of aesthetics, logics, etc., solve the appropriate level of visual design according to their study orientation, to present own work - posters, catalogs, illustrated books, folding picture, packaging, etc. |
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| Students' portfolio |
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| Skills demonstration |
| Students' portfolio |
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| Continuous assessment |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Bohatcová, Mirjam. Česká kniha v proměnách staletí. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1990. ISBN 80-7038-131-0.
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Filip Blažek. Typokniha.
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Filip Kuna. Neznáme príbehy úspešných značiek. .
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Jakub Goldmann, Martin Kopta, Josef Platil. 75 tipů, jak si říct o web. .
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Jan Tschichold. Nová typografie. .
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Kateřina Přidalová. Toto není jenom kniha. .
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Ladislav Sutnar. Visual Design in Action. .
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Linda Kudrnovská a kol.:. Identita. .
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Martin Pecina. Knihy a typografie. .
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Najbrt V. okol. Redaktor v tiskárně. Praha: Novinář, 1995.
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O. Hlavsa. Typografie I., II., III.;. &.
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Radek Sidun. Diakritický manuál. .
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Robin Kinross. Moderní typografie. Kriticko-historická esej. .
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Sean Adams. 365 přikázání grafického designu. .
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Simon Garfield. To je můj font. .
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Wilson, Harwey, Loewy. 1000 způsobů zpracování písma. .
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