Academic year
2025-26
Is found in:
- International programmes Media, Design and IT
Programme option:
- GDM International - Publication Design
Choice package:
- Subjects of your choice - Publication Design
This is a single course unit.
Study load:
8 credits
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
- exam contract (to obtain a credit).
- exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Gossé Joke
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 1
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation: This course unit is eligible for deliberation according to the criteria as determined by the degree programme you are enrolled in.
Total study time: 208,00 hours
Short description
In this expert class, you will develop basic competences in type design software Glyphs. You design various types of publications and develop them from concept to print-ready file. You take into account the commercial standards in the field as well as the possibilities and limitations of material choices throughout the entire process.
Learning outcomes (list)
| You independently apply all principles when it comes to DTP and layout.
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| You can independently make choices that suit the target group.
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| You show that you can make good choices and look for the best solution.
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| You take the technical possibilities and limitations into account. |
| You can communicate fluently with specialists in the field in the right jargon. |
| You are able to cearte a design that meets all aspects of the briefing. |
Course content
The following topics are covered:
- Book design, Styles, page hierarchy, material and finishing choices
- Typography, detail typography, macro typography, text images
- Letter design, letter design initation, letter anatomy and letter drawing
- Experiment
- Typo software
Study material (text): Mandatory
- Online learning material on Digitap
- Study guide
- LinkedIn Learning
- Adobe Creative software
- For this class, keep in mind additional costs for:
- licence Glyphs Mini or Font Creator
- basic drawing materials such as pencils, markers, cutting knife, ruler, cutting mat A4, fine black marker, eraser, sketchbook, ...
- prints on campus (via credits on your student card)
- prints that you may have made in a print shop outside school
- excursion
- book: Unger, G (2018). Theory of Type Design. Nai010 Publishers/Publishers.
Educational organisation (list)
Evaluation (list)
Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
| Moment | Form | % | Remark |
| 1st examination period | Skills assessment permanently during class weeks (Permanent evaluation) | 100,00 | |
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
| Moment | Form | % | Remark |
| 2nd examination period | Skills assessment during the examination series | 100,00 | |
Evaluation (text)
The conditions for a catch-up (partial) exam during and outside the examination series are to be found in the Education and Examination Regulations. In addition, the following also applies outside the examination series:
- Not every evaluation activity can be redone for organizational or didactic reasons.