Pre-Press Methods and Graphic TechnologyLaajuus (5 ECTS)

Objective

Upon completion the student masters different functions and genres of a book and their effect on book design. The student knows the book design tradition, masters book design and central illustration methods. The student knows the requirements for graphic technology and is able to apply them to practise.

Content

-advanced study into book history and book design history
-choosing fonts and their effects on style and readability
-symmetric and asymmetric typography
-tradition in letter design
-graphic guidelines for a book
-illustrating a fictional book
-papers, binding and cover papers
-graphic technology in book design