| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | GRA112B2 | Typography I | Compulsory | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of the course is to introduce to students the theoretical and theoretical aspects of daily typography. The content; Typography Terms, Structural Properties of Fonts, Font Families, Font Styles, Famous Font Designers, Colors in Typography, Font Design Programs and Font Designs to provide information about typography. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Öğr. Gör. Figen MEŞELİ |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Competence of communication and effective usage of Turkish | | 2 | Competence of working within a specified concept and limits | | 3 | Competence to behave accordingly with the present laws and regulations and take ethical responsibility | | 4 | Competence of thinking in a context | | 5 | Competence of transmitting the thoughts in verbal and visual manners |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Definition and basic principles of typography To work on letter anatomy To study the stain values of letters To make monogram studies To make surface arrangements with letters and numbers To make applications on writing-meaning relation |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Course introduction, definitions, history | NONE | NONE | | 2 | Typographic Font | NONE | NONE | | 3 | Visual relations in the font | NONE | NONE | | 4 | Design integrity in the fonts | THERE IS | THERE IS | | 5 | Preparation of abstract layouts using newspaper and magazine texts. | THERE IS | THERE IS | | 6 | Continue through the examples to the layout work. | THERE IS | THERE IS | | 7 | Presentation of Photoshop and Illustrator for the midterm project again. | THERE IS | THERE IS | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Introduction to design trends related to typography. | NONE | NONE | | 10 | Explanation of the first project. | THERE IS | THERE IS | | 11 | Giving new information about letters and fonts | THERE IS | THERE IS | | 12 | Critical to the project and application. | THERE IS | THERE IS | | 13 | Free work on perception of typographic concepts on weekly assignments. | THERE IS | THERE IS | | 14 | Brain storm about project critics and deficiencies | THERE IS | THERE IS | | 15 | Project delivery and narration. | THERE IS | THERE IS | | 16 | final examination | NONE | NONE |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Lesson Notes |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Practice | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Individual Study for Homework Problems | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 8 | 1 | 8 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | LO2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | LO3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | LO4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | LO5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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