PV084 Fonts of Type and Calligraphy I

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Vítězslav Švalbach (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Jan Staudek, CSc.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Vítězslav Švalbach
Timetable
Thu 18:00–19:50 C416
Prerequisites
! P084 Fonts of Type and Calligraphy I && P123 Visual communication &&SOUHLAS
Subject "Typografy and Graphic Design" presupposes a creativity as well as respecting the nature of the subject including a manual work according to a set task.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Předmět seznamuje se základními znalostmi a dovednostmi při práci s písmem, které směřují ke zhotovení složitějšího písmového celku podle výtvarných principů.
Syllabus
  • Type qualification. Type sections.
  • Type families. Type groups.
  • Distinctive type faces. Capitals and lower-case letters.
  • Type sample book. Spacing.
  • Lower-case letters arrangement. Type unit composition.
  • Placing of letters in a surface. Letters democratization.
Literature
  • Sylaby přednášek
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Práce ve studiu. Zadání, konzultace, samostatná práce (zpracování v grafických programech), odevzdání projektů. Kolokvium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2003, recent)
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