The course aims to teach students the historical development and characteristics of signs. Furthermore, students will be given information and will have to do practical written work on Latin typographies in order to form a firm basis for upper year graphic design and typography courses.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Lecturer İdil Güral
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
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Office Hour(s)
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Teaching Methods and Techniques
Intense practical work supported with theoretical knowledge
Principle Sources
- Walter Vilkes, Schrift und Typographie, 1975.
- Heinrich Hussmann, ABC, 1975.
- Çeviri: Itır Arda, Yazı Kitabı, Carl Faulmann 2009.
- Bernhard Holthusen, Scan Graphic Digital Type Collection, 1985.
- Guy Coates, The Roman Alphabet of Albrecht Durer, 1969.
- Robin Dodd, From Gutenberg of Opentype, 2005.
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction class: the history of scripture
Lecture
2. Week
History of Latin scripture
Lecture
3. Week
History of Latin scripture
Lecture
4. Week
Practicing writing roman capital letters
Lecture
5. Week
Practicing writing ancient upper and lower case serif scriptures.
Lecture
6. Week
Midterm Exam
7. Week
Practical exercises on upper and lower case writing
Lecture
8. Week
Practical exercises on upper and lower case gothic script
Lecture
9. Week
Practical exercises on upper and lower case egyptian script
Lecture
10. Week
Introduction to grotesque scripture
Lecture
11. Week
Practical exercises on regular, extended, expanded options of serif-font.
Lecture
12. Week
General evaluation of the semester
Lecture
13. Week
Final Projects
Practical
14. Week
Final Projects
Practical
15. Week
Presentations
Presentation
16. Week
Presentations
Presentation
17. Week
Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Final Exam
1
70
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Students will be able to define all sorts of concepts predominantly related with communication, arts and culture alongside other differint disciplines.
PO-2
Students will be able to interprete technological developments and other related artistic and cultural perceptions.
PO-3
Students will be able to understand contemporary/actual practises.
PO-4
Students will be able to analyse the organic relationships between art, communication
and society.
PO-5
Students will be able to experience the process neccesarry, producing creative designs.
PO-6
Students will be able to study independently of their own accord in a creative
environment
PO-7
Students will be able to use technical equipments properly, and be also accomplish their projects within the given period.
PO-8
Students will be able to transform their creative ideas into multidisciplinary applications.
PO-9
Students will be able to produce original works in different areas ranging from graphic arts, photography, cinema, performing arts to plastic arts.
PO-10
Students will be able to have experiences on film directory, script writing, photography directory and editing.
PO-11
Students will be able to gain proficiency on computer based design, character design for both two and three dimensional animation movie. They also will be able to have experience on stage design.
PO-12
Students will be able to have experiences on various disciplines of performing arts, such as acting, mimic, modern dance, singing, dramatic improvisation.
PO-13
Students will be able to create original art works in painting, sculpture and ceramic disciplines.
PO-14
Students will be able to gain an ability in producing projects together with experienced academics invited.
PO-15
Students will be able to participate in competetive projects both at home and abroad such as exhibitions, workshops and seminars.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
An understanding of the different writings that have come out from different cultures through history, how they have interacted and influenced each other.
LO-2
An understanding of the importance of the written in graphic design through practical work
LO-3
The ability to transfer theoretical knowledge about typography into practical work
LO-4
The ability to comment on the relationship works have from different cultures
LO-5
Developed ability of their own personal visual design style
LO-6
The competence to criticize and discuss different subject matters in graphic design
