UIKSK40 Professional Typesetting

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Novotná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Anna Novotná, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Subject is available to all students.
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
Course objectives
The objective of this subject is to teach students to work with desktop publishing systems and to help them create different types of documents. Obtained knowledge and skills should help them write academic works and present their ideas at conferences.
Syllabus
  • 1. Typography
    1.1. Typeface
    1.1.1. Font Classification
    1.1.2. Typometric system
    1.1.3. Typographic font
    1.2. Typesetting
    1.2.1. Canons of page construction
    1.2.2. Normal typesetting
    1.2.3. Technical typesetting
    1.2.4. Foreign Language typesetting
    1.2.5. Typesetting of Czech Language
    1.2.6. Proofs
    1.3. Print design
    1.3.1. Book
    1.3.2. Article
    1.3.3. Poster design
    2. DTP software
    2.1. Definition
    2.2. Types
    2.3. Basics of working in the DTP system
    2.4. Application of typesetting rules in the DTP system
    2.5. Typesetting of book
    2.6. Typesetting of article
    2.7. Typesetting of poster
Literature
    required literature
  • AMBROSE, Gavin a Paul HARRIS. Typografie: Grafický design. Brno: Computer Press, 2010. ISBN 978-80-251-2967-8. info
    recommended literature
  • CULLEN, Kristin. Layout Workbook. ISBN 1-59253-170-9. info
  • LUPTON, Ellen. Thinking with type. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-56898-969-3. info
Teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Lectures, tutorial sessions, regularly assigned and evaluated home tasks.
Exercises
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Students will get assignments during lessons and as a final conclusion there will be a test.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
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