Typographie und Medien I

Gerald Grestenberger
Institute of Fine Arts and Media Art, Transmedia Art
2026W, artistic Seminar (SEK), 2.0 ECTS, 2.0 semester hours, course number S40741

Description

From Fanzines to Artist´s Books

What are Artist´s books for in todays media screen landscape?
How to formulate, shape and design your Text and visual content in different types of settings and media?

- portfolio in print and on screen
- artist book
- online (websides_social media)

What are the `industry standard tools´ for those types of design work, and what are the open-source alternatives?
What tools do you use to get those tasks done?
Come `as you are´ & let us work out together what is best to get your portfolio in the shape it is intented to and work on an artist book.

The aim of this course is to enable self-empowered usage of the tools available for the different tasks ahead in artistic content production for print and screen & its impact on and in information politics.

Examination Modalities

75% Attendance, Engagement in discussion, reasearch and feedback sessions, Realization of the planning of your portfolio

Comments

Self-organization, artist-book, discourse, discussion, print, social media, portfolio

Dates

Mon, 12 October 2026, 14:00–16:00 Computer Studio, Transmedia Art
Mon, 19 October 2026, 14:00–16:00 Computer Studio, Transmedia Art
Mon, 09 November 2026, 14:00–16:00 Studio 1, Transmedia Art
Mon, 16 November 2026, 14:00–16:00 Studio 1, Transmedia Art
Mon, 23 November 2026, 14:00–16:00 Studio 1, Transmedia Art
Mon, 30 November 2026, 14:00–16:00 Studio 1, Transmedia Art
Mon, 07 December 2026, 14:00–16:00 Studio 1, Transmedia Art
Mon, 14 December 2026, 14:00–16:00 Studio 1, Transmedia Art
Mon, 11 January 2027, 14:00–16:00 Studio 1, Transmedia Art
Mon, 18 January 2027, 14:00–16:00 Studio 1, Transmedia Art
Mon, 25 January 2027, 14:00–16:00 Studio 1, Transmedia Art

Course Enrolment

From 31 August 2026, 09:00
Via online registration

TransArts - Transdisciplinary Arts (Bachelor): Artistic and art technology foundations: Artistic and art technology foundations 180/2025UBA-002.01

Media Arts: Specialisation in Transmedia Arts (2. Section): Bild und Text: Typografie und Medien I - II 566/2019U00-205.02

Co-registration: not possible

Attending individual courses: not possible