Course detail
Printed Matter Design
FaVU-POGR2D-LAcad. year: 2025/2026
The course focuses on the fundamentals of typography, text layout, and graphic design of printed materials, with practical use of the professional layout tool Adobe InDesign CC. Students will gain an understanding of the complex issues of desktop publishing, including working with typefaces, graphic elements, images, and proper document preparation for both print and digital outputs. The course includes preparation of materials for various types of printing: digital printing, risograph, screen printing, or offset printing. It develops both the technical and aesthetic skills necessary for creating high-quality printed materials. Depending on the subject matter, the course alternates between lectures, presentations, and practical exercises.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Work independently in the Adobe InDesign environment
- Apply principles of text layout and typography in print design
- Design and prepare various types of printed materials (flyers, brochures, books, etc.)
- Work efficiently with text, images, and graphic elements within a document
- Prepare documents for both professional printing and digital distribution
- Export outputs into appropriate formats based on the intended publication purpose
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
Elementary user knowledge of graphic editors.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
A prerequisite for receiving credit is attendance in class. Up to two unexcused absences are tolerated. Another requirement for passing the course is the submission of a final project (such as a personal portfolio, magazine, book, or zine), the specifics of which will be determined at the end of the semester based on the individual creative interests of the students.
Aims
The aim of the course is to develop students' skills in text layout and to teach them how to effectively use Adobe InDesign for professional outcomes in design or artistic practice.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
AMBROSE, Gavin a Paul HARRIS. Grafický design: tisk a dokončovací práce. Brno: Computer Press, 2011. (CS)
ANTON, Kelly Kordes a Tina DEJARLD. Adobe InDesign CC: 2019 release. San Jose: Adobe Press, 2019. (EN)
Kristina NICKEL, Ready to print: habdbook for media designers. Berlin: Gestalten, 2011. (EN)
Muzika, František. Krásné písmo ve vývoji latinky II. díl. Paseka, Praha, 2005. (CS)
Vladimír BERAN a kol. Typografický manuál, Kafka design, 2002. (CS)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme DES_B Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional - Programme VUM_B Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Exercise in computer lab
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- object and linkage
- effects
- composition of text
- table styles and cell styles
- relation to Illustrator / Photoshop
- function find/replace
- thumbnails of separations and limit of printing ink
- export
- basics of pre-press for postscript