GRA236
DIGITAL TYPOGRAPHY
- Course Code
- GRA236
- Semester
- Fourth Term (Spring)
- Theory+Practice
- 2 + 2
- ECTS
- 4
| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 2 |
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| Semester | Fourth Term (Spring) |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Develop communication skills and effectively use the Turkish language.
- Gain the ability to work within a specific concept and its limitations.
- Act in compliance with current laws and regulations and take ethical responsibility.
- Think within a context.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | The use of typography and its relationships with graphic elements. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction, review of the program, introduction to the 1st project. |
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2nd Week |
1st Project: Personal book design. |
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3rd Week |
1st project ? collection, discussion, and presentation of research findings. |
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4th Week |
Critiques and discussions of the 1st project sketches, preliminary jury. |
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5th Week |
Submission of the 1st project, introduction to the 2nd project: Personal logo design. |
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6th Week |
Critiques of the 2nd project. |
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7th Week |
Submission and presentation of the 2nd project, *Helvetica documentary. |
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8th Week |
3rd Project: Corporate design for the Ankara International Typography Festival. |
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9th Week |
Creation of corporate identity elements typographically. |
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10th Week |
Class critiques. |
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11th Week |
Class critiques. |
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12th Week |
Interim jury. |
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13th Week |
Final critiques. |
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14th Week |
Final presentation. |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Practice
- Project
- Presentation
- Lecture
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Project |
1 |
60 |
| Other |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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100 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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0 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
2 |
10 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Homework |
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| Presentation (including preperation) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Project |
3 |
5 |
15 |
| Total Work Load | 122 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 4.06 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes
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