UBKINSNP30 Professional Typesetting

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2020
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 The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UBKINSNP30/A: Tue 14:45–16:20 PED1, A. Novotná
Prerequisites
Course 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.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- identify rules that need to be maintained when creating documents;
- create different types of documents;
- present ideas and results of his/her work in an appropriate way.
Syllabus
  • 1. Typography
  • 2. Typeface - Font Classification, Typometric System, Typographic Font
  • 3. Typesetting - Canons of Page Construction, Normal Typesetting, Technical Typesetting, Foreign Language Typesetting, Typesetting of Czech Language, Proofs
  • 4. Print design - Book, Article, Poster Design
  • 5. DTP Software - Definition, Types, Basics of Work in DTP, Application of Typesetting Rules in the DTP System
  • 6. Typesetting of Book, Article, Poster
Literature
    required literature
  • KUDRNOVSKÁ, Linda. 365typo 2: 365 stories on type, typography and graphic design a year. Étapes: Edition, 2016. ISBN 979-10-95254-01-0. info
    recommended literature
  • KORDES ANTON, Kelly and John CRUISE. Adobe InDesign CC Classroom in a Book. Adobe Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-13-466409-5. info
  • KRAUSE, Jim. Lessons in Typography: Must-know typographic principles presented through lessons, exercises, and examples (Creative Core). New Riders, 2015. ISBN 978-0-13-399355-4. info
  • KORÁB, Daniel. Písmo ve výtvarné tvorbě. Grada, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4794-1. info
  • TSELENTIS, Jason. Typografie písma: O funkci a užití písma. Slovart, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7391-807-1. info
  • KOTTWITZ, Stefan. LaTeX Beginner's Guide. Packt Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84719-986-7. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, tutorial sessions, regularly assigned and evaluated home tasks.
Exercises
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
https://elearning.slu.cz/
There is electronic course prepared in Moodle: https://elearning.slu.cz/
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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