FI:PV085 Fonts and Calligraphy II - Course Information
PV085 Fonts of Type and Calligraphy II
Faculty of InformaticsSpring 2011
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Vítězslav Švalbach (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Vítězslav Švalbach
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Vítězslav Švalbach - Timetable
- Thu 12:00–13:50 C416, Thu 14:00–15:50 C416
- Prerequisites
- PV084 Fonts and Calligraphy I &&SOUHLAS
Precondition for this course is the artistic approach and the respect for the character of the subject, including the partial manual execution 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
- there are 40 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- In this course students create a new alphabet based on a reconstruction of the historical script pattern. During the process students acquire knowledge and skills necessary for creating a script. At the end of the course students - will know how to analyze the given alphabet; - will be able to synthesize a geometry of an alphabet scheme; - will improve their abilities to manualy reconstruct writing systems; - will be able to compare a designed alphabet with its historical pattern; - will improve the practical knowledge in using various computer tools.
- Syllabus
- Electronic reconstruction of a historical script (according to own selection ).
- Literature
- MUZIKA, František. Krásné písmo : ve vývoji latinky. Díl 1. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1958, 657 s. : o. info
- MUZIKA, František. Krásné písmo : ve vývoji latinky. Díl 2. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1958, 656 s. : o. info
- Teaching methods
- Work in studio: Assignment, consultation, working on the assignment (usage of graphic software and manual conceptual work on paper), assignment completion. Students constult the assignment with teachers and take their remarks in account. Final presentation of the project in a digital form.
- Assessment methods
- Exam asessment based on a digital presentation. Assignment results stored on prefered medium.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- VV039 Plein Air
PV067||PV083||PV085||VV034&&souhlas
- VV039 Plein Air
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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