COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TYPOGRAPHY BETWEEN 15TH-18TH CENTURIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GRA 5163 HISTORY OF TYPOGRAPHY BETWEEN 15TH-18TH CENTURIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

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Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BETÜL USLU ÖZKAN

Offered to

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Course Objective

The main purpose of the course is to examine the development of typefaces that were created with Movable Type and took their source from Renaissance Humanism. Considering the socio-cultural changes from the 15th century to the 18th century; it is examined in the historical process through typesetter, printers and publishers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1- To learn the Movable Typography and its effects on type faces.
2   2- To understand the font used first in the Movable Type System and why it was not used afterwards.
3   3- To comprehend how typefaces develop in relation to the period they are in.
4   4- To know the effect of the socio-cultural structure of the period as well as the technology in the development of typefaces.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 WEEK 1: Meet. Meeting. Exchange of information about the content and operation of the course.
2 WEEK 2: Topic 1. Movable Type - Block Book - Gutenberg - Movable Type ve Press - Blackletter Type Face
3 WEEK 3: Topic 1. Movable Type - Block Book - Gutenberg - Movable Type ve Press - Blackletter Type Face
4 WEEK 4: Topic 2. Renaissance and Humanist Typefaces
5 WEEK 5: Topic 2. Renaissance and Humanist Typefaces
6 WEEK 6: Topic 3. Old Style - Garalde Type Face
7 WEEK 7: Topic 3. Old Style - Garalde Type Face
8 WEEK 8: Midterm Exam Midterm Exam
9 WEEK 9: Topic 4. Transitional Type Face
10 WEEK 10: Topic 4. Transitional Type Face
11 WEEK 11: Topic 5. Modern Type Face
12 WEEK 12: Topic 5. Modern Type Face
13 WEEK 13: Slide Presentation Kritic Slide Presentation Kritic
14 WEEK 14: Slide Presentation Slide Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Books, theses, and Internet resources (museum pages, online magazines, videos, etc.) -TYPOGRAPHY AND GRAPHIC DESIGN From Antiquity to the Present -ROXAN JUBERT -TYPOGRAPHIC DESIGN: Form and Communication - Rob Carter, Mark Sanders, Philip B. Meggs -DESIGNING WITH TYPE The essential guide to typography - James Craig, Irene Korol Scala -WHY FONTS MATTER, Sarah Hyndman -TYPE: The Secret History of Letters - Simon Loxley -THINKING WITH TYPE A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students - Ellen Lupton -TYPE DESIGNS Their history and development - Alfred Forbes Johnson

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Seminar, research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.10 + FN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 RST RESIT


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Active Participation in the Lesson
Ability to prepare presentations appropriate to the course content

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Academic Honesty: Students are expected to complete the given projects with their own thoughts and skills and to produce completely original works in this context. Situations such as direct inspiration from another study in any way, benefiting one-on-one, producing a similar one, or even getting someone else done, are definitely not desired.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

betulusluozkan@gmail.com 05055251412

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.114
LO.2345
LO.32343
LO.43335

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