(en)Katalog ECTS

Lettering

(en)Pedagog: dr Agnieszka Cieślikowska
(en)Asystent/ci: dr Agnieszka Cieślikowska

(en)Pole (en)Opis
Course type major
Didactic methods

workshop, individual project, presentation

Language of lecture polski;
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Prerequisites

Passed entrance exam, ability to creatively observe and learn from examples; knowledge of software to the extent necessary to complete tasks.

Teaching goals (program content, subject description)

The teaching objectives of the Lettering Studio are to develop creativity and inventiveness combined with sensitivity to shape, proportion and detail.
Making students aware of what a letter is, what it is used for, and what mechanisms govern the perception of the recipient in the process of reading letters.
Developing patience and skills in using tools necessary in the design process, both traditional and modern.

The form of passing the course (assesment methods and criteria)

Evaluation of individual (artistic) work of the student, evaluation of skills according to the grading scale placed in the Rules of Studying.

Final requirements

Knowledge
1. Origin of the letter as a sign to perpetuate speech.
2. History of the Latin alphabet in European culture.
3. Influence of different writing and printing tools on the shape and construction of letters.
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. Construction and composition of letters, taking into account such problems as light, contrast, proportion, shape harmony and rhythm of letter signs
2. Ability to create an original set of characters with common characteristics.
3. Professional approach to typeface selection in graphic design projects taking into account their utilitarian purpose.
4. Ability to create lettering compositions that have a defined atmosphere and serve a specific design purpose, using traditional and contemporary tools
5. Development of skills necessary for the work of a graphic designer professionally involved in lettering.
6. Developing predispositions for the work of a graphic designer - typographer: concentration, sensitivity to details, systematic thinking, precision, patience and involvement.

Compulsory literature used during classes

• Adrian Frutiger „Człowiek i jego znaki”, Wydawnictwo DO, Wydawnictwo Optima,
• Tibor Szanto, „Pismo i styl”, Ossolineum, Warszawa
• Marian Misiak, Agata Szydłowska „Paneuropa, Kometa, Hel. Szkice z historii projektowania liter w Polsce”, Wydawnictwo: Karakter
• Hans Peter Willberg, Friedrich Forssman „Pierwsza pomoc w typografii”, słowo / obraz terytoria

Additional literature recommended for the student's self learning

• Cees W. de Jong, Alston W. Purvis, Jan Tholenaar „Type. A Visual History of Typeface and Graphic Styles” tom I i II, Taschen.
• Robert Bringhurst „Elementarz stylu w typografii”, d2d.pl
• Jacek Mrowczyk „Niewielki słownik typograficzny” Czysty warsztat
• José Scaglione, Laura Meseguer, Cristóbal Henestrosa „Jak projektować kroje pisma. Od szkicu do ekranu“, d2d.pl
• Kwartalnik 2+3D

Learning outcomes
KnowledgeSkillsSocial competences

Knowledge (graduate knows and understands):
K_W01, K_W03, K_W04, K_W06, K_W07, K_W08

Skills (graduate can):
K_U01, K_U02, K_U03, K_U05, K_U06, K_U07, K_U08, K_U09, K_U10, K_U11, K_U13, K_U14

Social competencies (graduate is ready to):
K_K01, K_K02, K_K06

Metody weryfikacji przedmiotowych efektów uczenia się
WiedzaUmiejętnościKompetencje
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The weekly number of hours of classes or lectures, the number of ECTS points assigned to the subject and information on the form and completion of the subject are included in the study program and Course Cataloque (information is displayed in Akademus system)


(en)Lista studiów

(en)studia status (en)czas[h] ECTS (en)forma pass
Graphic Arts s.2 (en)o 60 2 exercise 60h
exercise [exam]


(en)Semestr 2020/21-SS (en)(Z-zimowy,L-letni)
(en)Kod kursu: #38.14096