Publication in the Diário da República: Aviso n.º 1895/2018 - 12/02/2018
5 ECTS; 1º Ano, 1º Semestre, 60,0 TP , Cód. 61757.
Lecturer
- Maria João Bom Mendes dos Santos (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
1. Provide knowledge about the history of typography;
2. Apply these concepts in the construction of typographic projects.
Program
1. From Cuneiform writing to the Roman alphabet;
1.1. Ideographic writings;
1.2. Egyptian writing: Hieroglyphic; hieratic and popular;
1.3. The Phoenician alphabet;
1.4. The Latin alphabet.
2. The Medieval Writing Styles:
2.1. Uncial Writing;
2.2. Semi-uncial writing;
2.3. Carolingian Script.
3. The invention of printing with movable type;
3.1. Gutenberg's invention;
4. The Renaissance Types:
4.1. The humanistic or Venetian types;
4.2. The Old Style types;
4.3. The types of transition.
5. The eccentric types of the twentieth century XIX;
5.1 The extra-bold types;
5.2. The Egyptian types;
5.3. Decorative types.
6. Typography in the twentieth century XX:
6.1. Geometric sans-serif typefaces;
6.2. Transitional sans serif types;
6.3. The humanistic sans-serif typefaces.
7. Typographic fundamentals and advanced concepts of typography;
7.1. The anatomy of letters.
8. Introduction to Fontstruct type creation software;
Evaluation Methodology
Six practical exercises will be held throughout the semester. The note will result from the weighting of the results obtained in the development of the five projects (which are worth 100% in the final grade).
Only students who have resolved at least four of the practical exercises proposed in the classes will be admitted to the exam. Students admitted to the exam, as in continuous evaluation time, will have to present the same six practical exercises resolved.
Bibliography
- Carter, H. (2002). A View of Early Typography up to About 1600. London: Hyphen Press
- Felici, J. (2012). The Complete Manual of Typography. USA: Peachpit
- Lewis, J. (2007). Typography_Design & Practice. London: JM Classics Edition
- Lommen, M. (2012). The Book of Books 500 years of graphic innovation. London: Thames & Hudson
Teaching Method
1. Lectures accompanied by practical projects;
2. Practical projects.
Software used in class
Software Illustrator;
Software Fontstruct.
