COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TYPOGRAPHY II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GRF 2024 TYPOGRAPHY II COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Department of Graphics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

BETÜL USLU ÖZKAN

Offered to

Graphic Arts
Graphic Design
Illustration and Printmaking

Course Objective

To learn the basic structures of the text.
The paragraph that helps you setup the hierarchy systems are learned.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have the principles of construction a text and usi it in practice
2   To be able to create emphasis on page
3   To be able to show on workshop an emphasis on readability and legibility
4   To be able to construct creative and different page layout for a good design
5   To be able to choose the best typeface to design and transfer the message in an effective way
6   To be able to solve the problem given, in the best way and finalized the job.
7   To be able to use the knowledge gained with professional and artistic fields and maintain life-long learning

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction meeting and setting the purpose of the course
2 1st project brief: Booklet Design
3 Evaluation of the sketches
4 Evaluation of the sketches
5 Evaluation of the sketches
6 Evaluation of the sketches
7 Final
8 2nd project brief: Poster Design
9 Evaluation of the sketches
10 Evaluation of the sketches
11 Final
12 3rd project brief: Facebook Event Page Banner Design
13 Evaluation of the sketches
14 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

CRAIG, J. (2006). Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography, Watson-Guptill. CRAIG; J. (1990).
Basic typography: a design manual, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications. SAMARA, T. (2006).
Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design, Rockport Publishers.
CARTER, R., Day, B., Meggs, P. Typographic Design: Form and Communication BECER,
E. (2007), Modern Sanat ve Yeni Tipografi, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları JUBERT,
R., LUPTON, E. and LEMOINE, S., Typography and Graphic Design: From Antiquity to the Present, Flammarion AMBROS, G. and HARRIS, P., Typo: The Fundamentals of Typography, AVA Publishing
Typography: The Arrangement, Style and Appearance of Type and Typefaces
SARIKAVAK, N. K., Tipografinin Temelleri, Doruk
SARIKAVAK, N. K., Sayısal Tipografi: Batı da ve Ülkemizde Sayısal Harf/Font Tasarımcıları, Başkent Üniversitesi Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The applications, which are supported by the homework; in a Studio environment, slide seminars and drawing studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 COM COMMITTEE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.50 + ATT * 0.30 + COM * 0.20


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 0232 412 91 69
e-mail: betulusluozkan@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparing presentations 4 6 24
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 136

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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