PV084 Fonts of Type and Calligraphy I

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2008
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. Lucie Wessely (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Vítězslav Švalbach
Department of Visual Computing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Vítězslav Švalbach
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:50 C416, Thu 12:00–13:50 C416
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 37 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
This course is an introduction into the basics of the work with script, which leads to the creation of more complex scripts according to artistic principles.
Syllabus
  • Letter spacing.
  • Lower-case letters' arrangement.
  • Type unit composition.
  • Placing of letters on a surface.
Literature
  • 19. international biennale of graphic design : graphic design and type in books, magazines, newspapers and new media (Souběž.) : 19. mezinárodní bienale grafického designu : grafický design a písmo v knihách, časopisech, novinách a nových médií : Brno 20. info
  • KORGER, Hildegard. Schrift und Schreiben : ein Fachbuch für alle, die mit dem Schreiben und Zeichnen von Schriften und ihrer Anwendung zu tun haben. 5. Aufl. Leipzig: VEB Fachbuchverlag, 1982, 263 s. 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
  • PÍPAL, Richard. Písmo a jeho konstrukce. III. přepracované vydání. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1960, 118 stran. URL info
Assessment methods
Working on projects in the studio, an independent work ( using computer graphic programes), finishing projects and their evaluations. The colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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