UBKKBK0047 Computer Typography

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
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.-2. Creating a printed document in the 21st century. 3. Basic concepts and working in LaTeX. 4. Document structure, automatic content creation. 5. Formatting text and paragraphs. 6. Text environments, enumeration lists and footnotes. 7. Creating tables. 8. Inserting images, editing headers and footers. 9. Page layout and editing. 10.-11. Typesetting technical text. 12. Bibliography. 13. Creating special documents -- letter, presentation.
Literature
    required literature
  • SATRAPA, Pavel. Latex pro pragmatiky 2.1. Liberec: Pavel Satrapa, 2023. 72 stran.
  • RYBIČKA, Jiří. Latex: pro začátečníky [online]. [Brno]: [Masarykova univerzita. Středisko pro pomoc studentů se specifickými nároky], [2018]. 1 online zdroj [cit. 2024-02-27]. Dostupné z: https://www.teiresias.muni.cz/knihovna/ryblatex.zip.
    recommended literature
  • KNYTL, Martin a KŘIVÁNKOVÁ, Lucie. Typografie & odborný text: průvodce pro zpracování nejen závěrečných prací. Druhé, aktualizované a rozšířené vydání. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2022. 286 stran, xv stran obrazových příloh. ISBN 978-80-7435-874-6.
  • MILLER, Brian D. Principles of web design. New York: Allworth Press, [2022], ©2022. viii, 267 stran. ISBN 978-1-62153-787-8.
  • MITTELBACH, Frank a FISCHER, Ulrike. The LaTeX companion: Part 1. Third edition. Boston: Addison-Wesley, [2023], ©2023. xxviii, 947 stran. Addison-Wesley series on tools and techniques for computer typesetting. ISBN 978-0-13-465894-0.
  • BLAŽEK, Filip. Typokniha: průvodce tvorbou tiskovin. 2. vydání. V Praze: UMPRUM, 2022. 279 stran. ISBN 978-80-88308-70-6.
  • Big type: graphic design and identities with typographic emphasis. First published. [Ifold]: Counter-Print Books, 2022. 224 stran. ISBN 978-1-8381865-7-9.
  • KRČÁL, Martin. Citační průvodce: norma ČSN ISO 690 [online]. Vydání: 1. Brno: Citace.com, s.r.o., 2021 [cit. 2024-02-27]. Dostupné z: https://www.pablikado.cz/dokument/rTgNP6REv1DE6fte.
  • MITTELBACH, Frank a FISCHER, Ulrike. The LaTeX companion: Part 2. Third edition. Boston: Addison-Wesley, [2023], ©2023. xxxviii, 970 stran. Addison-Wesley series on tools and techniques for computer typesetting. ISBN 978-0-201-36300-5.
    not specified
  • CHORÝ, Ondřej. Not Ok: tvarosloví ošklivého písma. Vydání první. V Praze: Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová, 2022. 340 stran. Katedra; 8. svazek. ISBN 978-80-88308-56-0.
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 with assessment 60% or more per each, there is possible submission in form 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
There is electronic course prepared in IS SU.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2025, recent)
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