330-7037/01 – Font and typography (PT)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Applied MechanicsCredits1
Subject guarantorak.soch. Tomáš Chorý, ArtD.Subject version guarantorak.soch. Tomáš Chorý, ArtD.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year1Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesFSIntended for study typesBachelor
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CHO0206 ak.soch. Tomáš Chorý, ArtD.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
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Full-time Examination 1+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The aim is to gain general knowledge in the field of historical and current development in the field of typeface and typography.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Other activities

Summary

Předmět je zaměřen na historii vzniku a vývoje latinského písma, základní typografická a kompoziční pravidla a jejich použití v praxi. Důležitou součástí je i přehled historických i současných reprodukčních technik včetně předtiskové přípravy s důrazem na ofset a digitální tisk. Jsou představeny zákonitosti tvorby knihy a proces jejího vzniku – grafický návrh, DTP, tisk a finální zpracování.

Compulsory literature:

BANN, David. Polygrafická příručka. Praha: Nakladatelství Slovart, s. r. o., 2008. ISBN 978-80-7391-029-7. BERAN, Vladimír a kol. Aktualizovaný typografický manuál. Praha: Kafka design, 2005. DUSONG, J.–L.; SIEGWARTOVÁ, Fabienne. Typografie – Od olova k počítačům. Praha: Svojtka a Vašut, 1997. ISBN 80-7180-296-4. DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Zdenka. DTP a předtisková příprava. Brno: Computer Press, 2012. ISBN 978-80-251-1881-8.

Recommended literature:

CHORÝ, Tomáš; ZATLOUKAL, Petr. Škola muzejní pedagogiky 7: Vybrané kapitoly z typografie – základní pojmy a pravidla; Digitální fotografie v muzejní praxi. Olomouc: UP v Olomouci, 2007. ISBN 978-80-244-1872-8. PECINA, Martin. Knihy a typografie. Brno: Host – vydavatelství, s. r. o., 2012. ISBN 978-80-7294-813-0. SEDDON, Tony. The Evolution of Type: A Graphic Guide to 100 Landmark Typefaces. Firefly Books, 2015.

Additional study materials

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Oral exam

E-learning

Other requirements

Minimum 80% attendance at seminars.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Terminology of fonts (basic terms, scriptures) 2. Font division (industry standard ON 881101, font measurement) 3. Origin and development of the scriptures (from the first records of ideas, the development of the Latin until the Carolingian Renaissance) 4. Font in the Gothic period 5. The scripture in the Renaissance, the invention of printing in Europe 6. Development of handwritten Latin after the onset of printing 7. Scripture in Baroque and Classicism 8. Fonts of the 19th and 20th centuries 9. Patterns of text composition (format, text placement, text alignment ...) 10. Basic typographic rules 11-13. Ways of printing, press preparation (photosetting, offset, four-color printing, color models, autotype, spring ...) 14. Graphic design and production of books

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2021/2022 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)		Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Examination Examination 100  51 3
Mandatory attendence participation: The knowledge of students is continuously verified during each lesson in the form of discussion and questions with the aim of actively involving students in the seminary. Students elaborate semestral works, which must be defended at the end of the semester.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: In order to complete the credit, students must submit semestral works and defend them at the end of the semester.

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2025/2026 (B0212A270003) Industrial Design P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
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2023/2024 (B0212A270003) Industrial Design P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (B0212A270003) Industrial Design P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (B0212A270003) Industrial Design P Czech Ostrava 1 Compulsory study plan

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