GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TYPOGRAPHY I/GIT 206
Course Title: TYPOGRAPHY I
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Res. Assist. Dr. Zeynep Pehlivan Baskın
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/zeyneppehlivan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  zeyneppehlivan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To learn the basic terminology of typography
To understand the developmental stage of the time in the history of the text and typography
To learn the anatomical features of typefaces
Acquisition of manual and digital media application skills about typography
Understand the principles of typographic arrangement
Ability to express the meaning of words in the form of typographic development sentax
To create effective compositions using a combination of typographical elements and the general design principles
Application practices on the use of typography in the development of graphics products for different purposes
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Course description, objectives and work system
2. Week  The basic terms of typography and typographical elements.
3. Week  History of the letter, typography in design, Font Designers
4. Week  Font designers & typesets presentation
5. Week  Classifications of letter types, fonts + project
6. Week  Anatomy of the letter, Space, Measurement, Space
7. Week  Typographical Arrangement + Application Study
8. Week  Typographic Sentax Project
9. Week  Midterm Exam
10. Week  Letter and Letter&Word Composition
11. Week  Letter and Letter&Word&Text Composition
12. Week  Typographic Elements & Textures, Negative - Positive Correlation (Application)
13. Week  Typographical elements and visual composition relationship (Application)
14. Week  Typographical Booklet Design (Application)
15. Week  Typographical Booklet Design (Application)
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, Emre Becer, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, 1997 Görsel İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, Tevfik Fikret Uçar ; editör: Hasan Öztoprak, İstanbul : İnkilap Yayınları, 2004. Görsel iletişim ve Grafik Tasarımda Çağdaş Tipografinin Temelleri, Namık K. Sarıkavak, Ankara : Seçkin Yayınclık, 2004. Sayısal Tipografi 1: Basımcılık ve Yayıncılıkta Aygıt, Donanım ve Yazılım Teknolojisinin Gelişimi, Namık Kemal Sarıkavak, Ankara: Başkent Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2005 Görsel İletişimde Tipografi ve Sayfa Düzeni, Ragıp İstek, İstanbul : Pusula Yayıncılık, 2004. Fundamentals of Typography, Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris, Lausanne ; Worthing : AVA Academia, 2006. Typographic Communications Today, Edward M. Gottschall ; editors, Aaron Burns, New York, NY : MIT Press, 1989 A history of Graphic design, Philip B. Meggs, New York : John Wiley & Sons, c1998.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
4
1
4
 Searching in Internet and Library
11
2
22
 Designing and Applying Materials
10
4
40
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
4
4
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1By learning the necessary information in terms of historical, theoretical and practical in the field of visual communication design, and using this information in integrate of each other, consideration and positioning own works in the sight of these information in a critical way.X
2By following the national and international developments, implementing own practices in a contemporary level in accordance with these developments.X
3To be able to learn technical information and artifice those are used necessarily parallel in technological developments and use them in own works.X
4To have the necessary information and experience in two-dimensional and motion image production, processing and consideration.X
5To create appropriate color, value and composition containing stain functional, aesthetic and design elements for unique visual communication.X
6To produce creative concepts and turn those concepts to graphic, photographic, illustrative, three-dimensional, motion or interactive visual expressions.X
7To produce original visual solution by considering different projects in terms of visual communication design.X
8To be able to design the steps of practical projects in relation with the field, to provide process management and to earn the discipline to complete the projects successfully in the given time.X
9To attain the sources for field works and to plan owns development process.X
10To use in a respective and sensitive way to social values and personal benefits, the theoretical, technical and technological information that is gained in practical works which is relative to the field, in accordance with ethical and legal regulations.X