COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TYPOGRAPHY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GRF 2003 TYPOGRAPHY I COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Department of Graphics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR EMRE DUYGU

Offered to

Graphic
Visual Communication Design
Graphic Design
Illustration and Printmaking

Course Objective

The primary aim of the course is learning keystone characteristics of the type. Another objective of the course is focusing the choosing the right typefaces according to its family, structural features, its class and suitability of whole design work.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to use with the basic elements the letter, the basic infrastructure of typography
2   To be able to be conscious of the variety of typefaces to use in design
3   To be abe to produce innovative solutions based on the information obtained for assigned projects
4   To be able to complete projects on time correctly
5   To be able to master the ability to use knowledge of material and show it in practice
6   To be able to be competent in use of the Adobe Illustrator program
7   To be able to use the prior knowledge in the following project

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

TEM 3021 - Philosophy of Art I

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is the Type Specimen Explaination through examples in assigned projects.
2 Prıoject I: Showing the structural characters of typeface on a poster.
3 Critic and continue to Project I.
4 Critic and continue to Project I.
5 Critic and continue to Project I.
6 Critic and finalisation of the Project I.
7 Proje II: Restructuring of a Magazine page.
8 Critic and continue to Project II.
9 Critic and continue to Project II.
10 Critic and continue to Project II.
11 Critic and finalisation of the Project II.
12 Project III: Designing a Type Specimen Book
13 Critic and continue to Project III.
14 Critic and finalisation of the Project III.

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

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 WORK WORKSHOP
3 COM COMMITTEE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.70 + WORK * 0.10 + COM * 0.20


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)

Prof. Dr. H. Yakup Öztuna
yakup.oztuna@deu.edu.tr

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
Preperations before and after the lecture (reading texts, articles, sketching etc.) 13 3 39
Preparations for presentation 1 8 8
Appointment after class ( draft evaluation, ideas etc.) 12 0,5 6
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 109

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.1212
LO.221
LO.332322
LO.42443
LO.55553
LO.65
LO.7435

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