PA178 Digital Typography and Visualization

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:50 C522
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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 46 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011.

PA178 Digital Typography and Visualization

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:50 C522
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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 46 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography and Visualization

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 12:00–13:50 C522
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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 44 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography and Visualization

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:50 C522
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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 44 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography and Visualization

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Jiří Sochor, CSc.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:50 B411, Tue 8:00–9:50 B311
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
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; to learn the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); to understand methods, principles and possibilities of visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2023

The course is not taught in Spring 2023

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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 69 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2022

The course is not taught in Spring 2022

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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 69 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2021

The course is not taught in Spring 2021

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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 69 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2020

The course is not taught in Spring 2020

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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 69 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2019

The course is not taught in Spring 2019

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Matula, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2018

The course is not taught in Spring 2018

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Matula, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2017

The course is not taught in Spring 2017

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Matula, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2016

The course is not taught in Spring 2016

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Matula, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2015

The course is not taught in Spring 2015

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Matula, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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 39 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.

PA178 Digital Typography

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2014

The course is not taught in Spring 2014

Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Kacvinský (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Matula, Ph.D.
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petr Sojka, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Prerequisites
Passion for the digital typography and scientific visualization is an advantage.
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 39 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: understand digital font formats and technologies at expert level; make reasoned decisions based on the understanding of the principles of algorithms used in digital typography (hyphenation, line and page breaking, float placement); explain and understand methods, principles and possibilities of scientific visualization (displaying quantitative information, data transformation, conversion and modeling for display and data understanding, use of colors, space, interaction, texturing).
Syllabus
  • Digital font formats characters and glyphs
  • concept of meta-font, multiple master fonts
  • font formats in PostScript, SVG, Opentype
  • font rasterization, aliasing and hinting; font embedding and approximation
  • Mathematical typography line and page breaking algorithms; hz-algorithm
  • hyphenation algorithms
  • float placement algorithms
  • Visualization purpose of visualization, visible certainty
  • data and image models (1D-nD, hierarchies, graphs, texts)
  • visual display of quantitative information
  • perception and cognition
  • space, projections
  • color, color spaces, conversions in pre-press
  • interaction, reactivity; animation
  • trees and graphs; line drawing, shading and texturing; graphical integrity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Tufte, Edward R. (2006). Beautiful Evidence. Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press. ISBN 0961392177.
  • Haralambous, Yannis (2007). Fonts and Encodings, O'Reilly, http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/9780596102425
  • KNUTH, Donald Ervin. Digital typography. Stanford: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 1999, xv, 685. ISBN 1575860112. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The visual display of quantitative information. 2nd ed. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2001, 197 s. ISBN 0-9613921-4-2. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Visual explanations :images and quantities, evidence and narrative. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1997, 156 s. ISBN 0-9613921-2-6. info
  • TUFTE, Edward R. The cognitive style of PowerPoint. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 2003, 27 s. ISBN 0-9613921-5-0. info
    not specified
  • TUFTE, Edward R. Envisioning information. Cheshire: Graphics Press, 1990, ii, 126 s. ISBN 0-9613921-1-8. info
Teaching methods
The course is a mix of classical lectures and discussions in a seminar style, with occasional brainstorming sessions on some miniproject solution or case study presentations prepared by students based on given readings (Tufte, Knuth).
Assessment methods
Final written exam (50 %), miniproject on chosen topic of a course (50 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.fi.muni.cz/~sojka/PA178/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.
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