Didactic dialogue; didactic discussion; individual work; lecture; presentation.

Passing the entrance exam to the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; general knowledge of history of culture and art as well as contemporary trends in graphic design; observation skills; manual skills in building visual images; knowledge of computer software to the extent necessary to perform the tasks.

Knowledge

1. The origin of the letter as a sign to perpetuate speech.

2. The history of the Latin alphabet in European culture.

3. The influence of different writing and printing tools on the shape and construction of letters.

4. Elements of letter construction.

5. Classification of writings of the Latin alphabet in historical and formal terms.

6. Knowledge of Polish design achievements related to lettering.

Skills

1. Building and composing letters taking into account such problems as light, contrast, proportion, harmony of shape and rhythm of lettering.

2. Ability to create an original set of characters with common characteristics.

3. Professional approach to typeface selection in graphic designs, taking into account their intended use.

4. Ability to create lettering compositions having a specified climate
serving a designated design purpose with the use of traditional and contemporary tools.

5. Development of skills necessary for the work of a graphic designer professionally dealing with lettering.

6. Developing predispositions for the work of a graphic designer - typographer:

concentration, sensitivity to detail, systems thinking,

precision, patience and involvement.

Evaluation of individual artistic work, the student's skills on the basis of exercises included in the studio curriculum; evaluation of the student's independence and involvement in the task; commission review at the end of the first semester of study; grades according to the scale provided in the study regulations.

Based on examples from the history of lettering, analysis of these examples and own works, learning the construction, design and proportions of Mayan letter signs. Learning methods thanks to which a student will be able to give proper form to letters; learning to use the basic building blocks of lettering; learning to observe a lettering sign; learning processes which are used in the work of a graphic designer.

Stefan Bernaciński, Liternictwo, WSiP, Wraszawa 1978
Adrian Frutiger, Człowiek i jego znaki, Do, Warszawa 2003
Tibor Szanto, Pismo i styl, Ossolineum, Warszawa 1968
Władysław Semkowicz, Paleografia łacińska, Universitas, Kraków 2002
Gerrit Noordzij, Kreska, d2d, Kraków 2014
Jost Hochuli, Detal w typografii, d2d, Kraków 2009
Jacek Mrowczyk, niewielki słownik typograficzny, Czysty warsztat, Kraków 2008
Jose Scaglione, Laura Meseguer, Crisóbal Henestrosa, Jak projektować kroje pisma, d2d, Kraków 2013
Robert Bringhurst, Elementarz stylu w typografii, Design Plus, Kraków 2007

The studio should have: a place for individual student work; a place for corrections and credits; a place to store student work, materials, and teaching aids; an exhibition area; a computer with up-to-date graphics programs; a screen for lectures and lectures.