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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF NEVŞEHİR / GRF205 - GRAPHIC DESIGN

Code: GRF205 Course Title: WRITING - TYPOGRAPHY I Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course Short Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department GRAPHIC DESIGN
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer GÜLŞAH BİLGİN (gbilgin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Maket the learners comprehend and realize the correct use of typography in graphic design element, the correct selection of character fonts, text length, strung together in the appropriate row, editing of espasses, page margins, appropriate font selection, the confusion of font types and styles, all lines created in capital letter, the text control, to split the title in lines, to decide what should be emphasized, to create the emphasis, to take the reading distance into account by teaching the basic principles of typography.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-2 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-3 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-4 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-5 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-6 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-7 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-8 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-9 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-10 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-11 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-12 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-13 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-14 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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LO-15 Can make arrangements of letters, numbers or writing. Make designs with typographic arrangements. PO-12 Creates arrangements of letters, numbers or writing, make designs with typographic arrangements.
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PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Typography, structural features of letters of and ?ts technical terms, classification of text characters., select the text characters, distinguish the text characters, using combination of different text characters, size of the letter. use combination size of different the letter. layout of the letter space. layout of the word space. layout of the row space. positive-negative field for typography . rhythm, symmetry, asymmetry in typography
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The concept of typography. Lecture, Question and Answer, Practical Performance, Practice
2 Knows structural features of the letter and ıts technical terms. Lecture, Question and Answer, Practical Performance, Practice
3 The text characters, classification of text characters. Lecture, Question and Answer, Practical Performance, Practice
4 Can use the text characters, select the text characters and distinguish the text characters Lecture, Question and Answer, Practice
5 Using combination of different text characters Lecture, Question and Answer, Practical Performance, Practice
6 The size of the letter. Using combination size of different the letter. Lecture, Question and Answer, Practical Performance, Practice
7 The layout of the letter space. Lecture, Question and Answer, Practical Performance, Practice
8 mid-term exam
9 The layout of the word space. Lecture, Question and Answer, Practical Performance, Practice
10 The layout of the row space Lecture, Question and Answer, Practice
11 The positive-negative field for typography . Lecture, Question and Answer, Practical Performance, Practice
12 The emphasis on typography. Lecture, Question and Answer, Practice
13 The emphasis on typography. Lecture, Question and Answer, Practical Performance, Practice
14 Rhythm, symmetry, asymmetry in typography Lecture, Question and Answer, Practical Performance, Practice
15 Rhythm, symmetry, asymmetry in typography Lecture, Question and Answer, Practice
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Becer, E. (2010). Modern sanat ve yeni tipografi. Dost Yayınları.
2 Sarıkavak, N. K. (1997). Tipografinin temelleri. Doruk Yayınları.
Required Course instruments and materials
Workshops, computer and equipment, design programs

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 10
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project 6 12 30
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 2 6
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 2 4
       c) Performance Project 6 5 30
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 3 9
mid-term exam 1 0 0
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90