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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
KINETIC TYPOGRAPHY GRA471 - 2 + 2 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Instructor Gözde Aslan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Ability to communicate and express oneself visually and verbally
2) The ability to choose and animate fonts suitable for their work, taking into account the ethical rules
3) Ability to solve and apply design problems and generate original ideas
4) Ability to work within and within a certain theme and to finish the study within the specified time
5) Conceptual thinking and ability to express what they think visually
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITIONTo animate a concept by using the main components of typography and adding emotion to typography.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction, course briefing, discussion of mutual expectations and giving information about practices.
2nd Week Presentation of sample studies, evaluation, discussion.
3rd Week Presentation of sample studies, evaluation, discussion. Setting a specific theme
4th Week Sketches. Discussion, selection of sketches.
5th Week Discussion, selection and digitization of sketches
6th Week Animation
7th Week Midterm Exam (Research Report and 1st Practice)
8th Week 2. Determining the theme and sketching for the application
9th Week Sketches. Discussion, selection of sketches.
10th Week Discussion, selection and digitization of sketches
11th Week Animation and critical
12th Week Animation and critical
13th Week Final critical
14th Week Termination of studies.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGSolomon, M. The Art of Typography. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1990

Fink Joanne, Kastin Judy (1993) Lettering Arts. Hong Kong: PBC

Carter, R., Day, B., Meggs, P. B. (2012). Typographic Design: Form and Communication. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN-13: 978-0470648216
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Practice,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Project160
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14456
Preparation for Final exam188
Course hours14456
Preparation for Midterm exam188
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam111
Homework
Performance Practice21020
Total Workload150
Total Workload / 305
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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