Course: Didactic Illustration 2

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Course title Didactic Illustration 2
Course code KGI/MGIL2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 11
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Fučíková Renáta, akademický malíř
Course content
Students of the master's program can enrol in this course as in so-called second studio. Weeks 1 - 13 By targeting individual talent, students may specialize in art production for a particular age group or deal with art work for all age groups. - Picture alphabet, picture dictionary, - Primer, a textbook for the 1st grade of primary school, - Textbooks for the 2nd grade of primary school - Educational boards on topics: minerals, insects, - Educational boards on topics: farm life, city life, - Educational boards on topics: human anatomy, - Educational boards on topics: the universe, - Maps, image maps of animals, maps of historic sites, mineral resources, - Boards for history teaching (eg. life in a medieval castle) - Historical landmarks (the Thirty Years War, First World War) and others.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Project-based instruction, Instruction based on dialogue, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Seminar, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 130 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 60 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 45 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
on a broad spectrum of basic illustrating means, about their possible mutual compositional and functional relationships, about the technical and technological methods of illustrating creation, about historical and contemporary stylish canons of illustration, about gradation of narration and the creation of simple game and educational interactive elements, about designing variants of the artwork with respect to correctly linking its intended function with aesthetic criteria
Skills
chooses the appropriate illustrating technique with respect to the given topic, synthesizes the text part into an art abbreviation, proposes and creates simple game and edukative elements that stimulate the interaction of the reader / viewer with the work, chooses the appropriate mock-up technology and suggests the process of manufacturing the final artwork, reflects his work in historical and contemporary contexts, reflects his work in the context of professional, technical and technological processes, with erudition, presents his work to the professional community is able to accept and use creatively the critical and critical response
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
on a broad spectrum of basic illustrating means, about their possible mutual compositional and functional relationships, about the technical and technological methods of illustrating creation, about historical and contemporary stylish canons of illustration, about gradation of narration and the creation of simple game and educational interactive elements, about designing variants of the artwork with respect to correctly linking its intended function with aesthetic criteria, about mechanism of communication with the client to determine his/her requirements
Skills
chooses the appropriate illustrating technique with respect to the given topic, synthesizes the text part into an art abbreviation, proposes and creates simple game and edukative elements that stimulate the interaction of the reader / viewer with the work, chooses the appropriate mock-up technology and suggests the process of manufacturing the final artwork, reflects his work in historical and contemporary contexts, reflects his work in the context of professional, technical and technological processes, with erudition, presents his work to the professional community is able to accept and use creatively the critical and critical response, submits his proposal and selection to the contracting authority and explains it with respect to specifications and the requirements
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Students' portfolio
One-to-One tutorial
Seminar classes
Skills
Skills demonstration
Students' portfolio
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Project
Practical exam
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Heller S. & Arisman, M. (eds). Inside the Business of Illustration. New York: Allworth, 2004.
  • Heller S. & Arisman, M. (eds). The Education of an Illustrator. New York: Allworth.
  • Heller, Steven,; Wiedemann, Julius. 100 illustrators. Praha : Slovart, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7391-808-8.
  • Meggs, Philip B. A history of graphic design. New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1998. ISBN 0-471-29198-6.
  • Smith, K. A. Structure of the Visual Book. Keith A Smith Books: New York, 1994.


Study plans that include the course
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