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 2023 TYPOGRAPHY I COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Department of Graphics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR BETÜL USLU ÖZKAN

Offered to

Graphic Design
Illustration and Printmaking

Course Objective

The basic structure of the text is learned. Focuses on the selection of typefaces.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have the principles of construction a text and usi it in practice
2   To be able to create emphasis on page
3   To be able to show on workshop an emphasis on readability and legibility
4   To be able to construct creative and different page layout for a good design
5   To be able to choose the best typeface to design and transfer the message in an effective way
6   To be able to solve the problem given, in the best way and finalized the job.
7   To be able to use the knowledge gained with professional and artistic fields and maintain life-long learning

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 Introduction to the course, to the university and to the professional field.
2 1st Project Brief
3 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
4 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
5 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
6 1st project deadline. Project Final.
7 2nd Project Brief Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
8 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
9 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
10 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings.
11 2nd project deadline. Project Final. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
12 3rd Project Brief Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
13 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
14 3rd project deadline. Project Final.

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

Bright and unique ideas shaped with deep research are required.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 COM COMMITTEE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.50 + ATT * 0.30 + COM * 0.20


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lecture (seminar), presentation, class discussion, workshops in and out of class time, sketches, critics on projects

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-Mail: betulusluozkan@gmail.com
Office Phone: (90-232) 412 9169

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Case study 14 2 28
Design Project 1 3 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 137

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.155
LO.245
LO.355
LO.4544
LO.554
LO.64
LO.754

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