FI:PV085 Type Design II - Course Information
PV085 Type Design II
Faculty of InformaticsSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr.art. Helena Lukášová, ArtD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lukáš Pevný (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr.art. Helena Lukášová, ArtD.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. Mgr.art. Helena Lukášová, ArtD.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics - Prerequisites
- PV084 Type Design I &&SOUHLAS
A 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 37 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course introduces the foundations and basic skills of working with letters on which premises students will create authorial text or experimental letter set.
- Learning outcomes
- A student is able to solve complex task - creation of the experimental concept of a set of characters. - is able to create the character set of a classic authorial alphabet with the consideration of its legibility, formal unity and other aesthetic criteria.
- Syllabus
- - Creation of every letter of the alphabet presented in drawings - Execution of the authorial letter in graphics software - Application of the authorial letter set
- 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 executed in graphics software, presentation of the work.
- Assessment methods
- Exam based on the presentation and finished a project of the authorial letter set and its implementation.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- VV039 Plein Air
PV067||PV083||PV085||VV034&&souhlas
- VV039 Plein Air
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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