UBKKBP1053 Computer Typography

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UBKKBP1053/A: Wed 18:05–19:40 B3b, A. Novotná
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
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 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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