PV084 Fonts of Type and Calligraphy I

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2018
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)
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 of Seminar Groups
PV084/01: Thu 14:00–15:50 C403, L. Pevný
PV084/02: Thu 16:00–17:50 C403, L. Pevný
Prerequisites
PV123 Visual Communication &&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 38 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course introduces the foundations and basic skills of working with letters leading to the understanding of the construction of letter glyph, its history and classification.
Learning outcomes
Student is familiar with the history of script and is able to draw and construct historical characteristics of typographic script, knows the basic classification of types and is able to create a character based on the classified group. Student knows the typographic terminology and is able to use it in appropriate manner.
Syllabus
  • - Creating and typesetting of type-specimen book - Graphic desing of the free letter composition for the cover of the type-specimen book
Literature
  • Typografický manuál (Variant.) : Aktualizovaný typografický manuál. info
  • POHLEN, Joep. Letter fountain : on printing types. Translated by Judith Amsenga - Jo Gates. 4th ed. Köln: Taschen, 2011, 640 s. ISBN 9783836525091. info
  • BLAŽEJ, Bohuslav. Grafická úprava tiskovin : pro IV. ročník střední průmyslové školy grafické (studijní obor polygrafie). 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 191 s. ISBN 8004232019. info
  • MUZIKA, František. Krásné písmo ve vývoji latinky. 2. rev. vyd. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1962, 666 s. info
  • MUZIKA, František. Krásné písmo ve vývoji latinky. 2. rev. vyd. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1962, 677 s. info
Teaching methods
Consultation, independent work executed in graphic softwares, presentation of the work.
Assessment methods
Colloquium based on the presentation and finished project of type-specimen book.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, 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 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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