COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TYPOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GRS 2001 HISTORY OF TYPOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Graphic Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BETÜL USLU ÖZKAN

Offered to

Illustration and Printmaking
Graphic Design
Graphic Arts

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 20th 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 The process of motion graphics and the necessary software.
2 Preliminary research about the projects and planning.
3 Introduction, starting with terminology, successful projects and designers around the world.
4 Introducing the Project 1, project storyboard and evaluation
5 Following and criticizing about the project.
6 Project no: 1, critics
7 Project no: 1, critics
8 Introducing the Project 2, project storyboard and evaluation
9 Project no: 2, critics
10 Project no: 2, critics
11 Introducing the Project 3, project storyboard and evaluation
12 Project no: 3, critics
13 Project no: 3, critics
14 Presentation of the projects

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

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


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)

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 2 1 2
Preparing presentations 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 60

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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