Course: Introduction to Calligraphy

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Course title Introduction to Calligraphy
Course code KPV/ZAPP
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Valešová Hana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course is focused on basic information about problems of writting and design. Students study various typography systems and practice calligraphy, posters and book design.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 22 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Historical development of writing systems, types of writing systems. Utilization of letters as artistic elements in art education lessons in elementary school. Playing with letters. New shape configurations, symmetric paraphrase. Static and dynamic arrangement of component units. Playing with a writing system and shape associations. Transformation of a shape to another shape (process phases). Compositional solving of a plane (a poster, a book cover, an advertisement). Essentials of calligraphy (sans-serif, italic). Sign, symbol, logotype. Pictogram, initial, monogram, ex-libris.
Theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field.
Prerequisites
General orientation in the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Presentation of acquired experience via portfolio

The course is held in Czech language, the requirements are stated in the Czech version.
Recommended literature
  • HARRIS, D. Kaligrafie. Slovart, 2004.
  • MENHART, O. Nauka o písmu. Praha: SNTL, 1976.
  • RAMBOUSEK, J. Písmo a jeho užití . Praha: Orbis, 1953.
  • ZHOŘ, I. Výtvarná výchova v projektech I, II.


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