Course: Studio 4

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Course title Studio 4
Course code KGI/VK4S
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 7
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)
  • Steker František, Doc. akademický malíř
Course content
1. Understanding the structure of the semester. Lecture on the principles of a unified visual style companies. Entering the theme semester project. 2. Logotype. 3. Business card. 4. Company letterhead and envelope, stamp. 5. Principles of manual and start work on SEN. 6. Promotional posters. 7. - 8. Promotional brochure. 9. - 10. Corporate newspaper or magazine. 11. - 13. Billboard, website. Discussion about semestral project, which includes semester manual labor.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Project-based instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 117 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 55 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
about a wide range of basic graphic means of expression (font, image, shape, color, etc.), about the basic parameters of a visual artwork (eg composition, relationship between its content and formal aspects), about historical and contemporary style canons about graphical tools suitable for graphic design and visual communication, designing variants with a respect to correctly linking the function and aesthetic criteria of the work, about mechanism of communication with the client to determine his/her requirements
Skills
in the design of graphic elements and visual systems on a given topic, uses a wider spectrum of basic graphic means, proposes surface stylization of visually processed topics and their integration into a graphically effective composition, chooses the appropriate technology to produce the final artwork, determines the basic parameters of the visual artwork and interprets its basic starting points, critically analyzes visual expression, reflects his work in historical and contemporary contexts, reflects its work in the context of professional, technical and technological processes, with erudition, presents his work to the professional community he is able to accept and assert in a way the evaluation and critical response, submits his proposal and selection to the contracting authority and justify it in the respect to the task and his/her requirements
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
about a wide range of basic graphic means of expression (font, image, shape, color, etc.), about the basic parameters of a visual artwork (eg composition, relationship between its content and formal aspects), about historical and contemporary style canons about graphical tools suitable for graphic design and visual communication, designing variants with a respect to correctly linking the function and aesthetic criteria of the work, about mechanism of communication with the client to determine his/her requirements, about ways of critically assessing his/her own work in a discipline context
Skills
in the design of graphic elements and visual systems on a given topic, uses a wider spectrum of basic graphic means, proposes surface stylization of visually processed topics and their integration into a graphically effective composition, chooses the appropriate technology to produce the final artwork, determines the basic parameters of the visual artwork and interprets its basic starting points, critically analyzes visual expression, reflects his work in historical and contemporary contexts, reflects its work in the context of professional, technical and technological processes, with erudition, presents his work to the professional community he is able to accept and assert in a way the evaluation and critical response, submits his proposal and selection to the contracting authority and justify it in the respect to the task and his/her requirements, critically assesses his/her own work in the field context and style framework
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Project-based instruction
Collaborative instruction
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Discussion
Skills demonstration
Students' portfolio
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Skills
Portfolio
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Practical exam
Competences
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Heller, Steven. Merz to Emigre and beyond : avant-garde magazine design of the twentieth century. London : Phaidon Press, 2003. ISBN 0-7148-3927-2.
  • Hollis, Richard. Swiss graphic design : the origins and growth of an international style, 1920-1965. London : Laurence King, 2006. ISBN 9781856694759.
  • Samara, Timothy. Grafický design : základní pravidla a způsoby jejich porušování. V Praze : Slovart, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7391-030-3.
  • Wozencroft, Jon. Brody : the graphic language of Neville Brody. New York : Universe, 1988. ISBN 0-7893-0653-0.


Study plans that include the course
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