TNMK04 Graphical Technology, ECTS-points
/Grafisk teknik/

Advancement level:
B

Aim:
To give the students basic knowledge in the use of information technology for image rendering and production of printed material.

Prerequisites:
TNM005 Computer Graphics or TNM035 Digital Images and Internet Technology

Course organization:
Lectures, lab exercises and project work.

Course content:
Historical background. Application areas. Paper and print. Digital printing methods. Rendering of monochrome images in print - halftoning. Optical and digital rasters. Colour science: colour processing in the human visual system, colormetrics, colour representations, colour standards, colour rendering. Colour halftoning. Digitizing colour images. Tone gamut, colour gamut, grey balance. Basic typography and digital fonts. Digital document processing, desktop publishing and document standards.

Course literature:
To be announced.

TEN1, 2 p.
LAB1, 2 p.
PRA1, 2 p.
Course language is Swedish.