UBKKBK0047 Computer Typography

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 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 The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
The basic principles of working with a PC.
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
Students will learn to understand general typographic principles, get acquainted with high-typographic document creation tools. Learn how to work with a professional document and publication system.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- describe and apply general typographic principles and rules;
- create basic types of documents in LaTeX;
Syllabus
  • 1. Design of printed documents in the 21st century.
  • 2. Basic concepts and work in LaTeX.
  • 3. Document structure, automatic content creation.
  • 4. Formatting of text and paragraphs.
  • 5. Text environments, enumerated lists and footnotes.
  • 6. Creating tables.
  • 7. Inserting pictures, editing headers and footers.
  • 8. Page layout and editing.
  • 9. Typesetting of technical text.
  • 10. Bibliography.
  • 11. Typesetting of special documents - letter, presentation.
Literature
    required literature
  • OLŠÁK, Petr. TEX pro pragmatiky. Brno: CS TUG, 2016. info
    recommended literature
  • PECINA, Martin. Knihy a typografie. 2017. ISBN 978-80-7477-040-0. info
  • RABINOWITZ DEER, Tova. Exploring typography. Boston, MA, USA: Cengage Learning, 2016. ISBN 978-128-5176-819. info
  • Oetiker, T. a kol. The Not So Short Introduction to LATEX2e. 2015. URL info
  • HÁLA, Tomáš. Komentář k nové revizi normy ČSN ISO 690 ? Pravidla pro bibliografické odkazy a citace informačních zdrojů. Brno: CS TUG, 2013. info
  • WILSON, Peter. Mělo by to fungovat. IV ? Tři otázky uživatelů. Brno: CS TUG, 2013. URL info
  • WAGNER, Zdeněk. Sazba obrazové publikace s plovoucím textem. Brno: CS TUG, 2013. info
  • BOSLER, Denise. Mastering type: the essential guide to typography for print and web design. Cincinnati, Ohio: How Books, 2012. ISBN 978-144-0313-691. info
  • DANNHOFEROVÁ, Jana. Velká kniha barev: kompletní průvodce pro grafiky, fotografy a designéry. Brno: Computer Press, 2012. ISBN 978-802-5137-857. info
  • KOTTWITZ, Stefan. LaTeX: beginner's guide. Birmingham: Packt Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-184-7199-867. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, tutorial sessions, regularly assigned and evaluated home tasks.
Interactive lecture, Seminar with practice
Assessment methods
Credit:
1. Active participation in seminars, min. 75%.
2. Elaboration of assignments
3. Submission and successful defense of semestral work (LaTeX format)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hod/sem.
Teacher's information
https://elearning.fpf.slu.cz/
There is electronic course prepared in Moodle: https://elearning.fpf.slu.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2022, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2023, recent)
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