FI:PV101 Fonts and Calligraphy III - Course Information

PV101 Fonts of Type and Calligraphy III

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)

MgA. Jana Malíková (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Pevný (lecturer), doc. Mgr.art. Helena Lukášová, ArtD. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Petr Matula, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. Mgr.art. Helena Lukášová, ArtD.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics

Timetable

Thu 18:00–19:50 C403

Prerequisites

PV085 Fonts and Calligraphy II &&SOUHLAS
Precondition for this course is the artistic approach and the respect for the character of the subject, including the manual elaboration of the projects.

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

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Applied Informatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Technology Security (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
• Information Technology Security (programme FI, N-IN)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-EB)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-FY)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-IO)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-MA)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-TV)
• Informatics (eng.) (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Informatics (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Public Administration Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Mathematical Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, B-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Graphics and Image Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Graphics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Systems and Technologies (eng.) (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Computer Systems and Technologies (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Computer Systems and Data Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
• Programmable Technical Structures (programme FI, B-IN)
• Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (eng.) (programme FI, N-AP)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
• Social Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Theoretical Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, N-SS) (2)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, N-IN)
• Image Processing (programme FI, N-AP)

Course objectives

The course introduces the foundations and basic principles of creating fonts on which premises students will create authorial text or experimental font.

Learning outcomes

- student is able to create complete alpha-numeric set of signs including interpunctuation, diacritic and other signs with the coding in vector editor within the Central and Western Europe coding system standards. - student is able to create out of this set of signs fully functional digital font.

Syllabus

• - Creating of the authorial font in letter editor - Application of the authorial font

Literature

• • CHENG, Karen. Designing Type. Yale University Press, 2006. 254 s. ISBN 9780300111507
• ŠTORM, František. Eseje o typografii. Vyd. 1. Praha: Společnost pro Revolver Revue, 2008, 155 s. ISBN 9788087037157. info
• SPIEKERMANN, Erik and E. M. GINGER. Stop stealing sheep. Mountain View, Calif.: Adobe Press, 1993, 174 s. ISBN 0-672-48543-5. info
• BRINGHURST, Robert. The elements of typographic style. Vancouver: Hartley & Marks, 1992, 254 s. ISBN 0-88179-033-8. info
• PÍPAL, Richard. Písmo a jeho konstrukce. III. přepracované vydání. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1960, 118 stran. URL info
• MENHART, Oldřich. Tvorba typografického písma. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1957, 188 s. info

Teaching methods

Consultation, independent work in letter editor.

Assessment methods

Exam based on the presentation and finished project of the authorial font and its implementation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.

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