TERMINOLOGICAL DISCOURSE OF THE ISSUE OF PREPARING FUTURE BACHELORS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR CALLIGRAPHY USAGE IN PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

The review article presents the terminological discourse of the issue of training future bachelors of graphic design for calligraphy usage in professional activities, which includes such terms as “art education,” “design-education,” “design,” “graphic design,” “calligraphy,” “font,” “font design,” “national font design,” etc. The essence of design as a form of art aimed at the artistic construction of the subject space by applying the potential of artistic and industrial production, decorative and applied art with the aim of aestheticizing everyday life, the professional environment on the basis of national, ethnic, cultural identity has been clarified. The analysis of the category “graphic design” has made it possible to clarify its definition as a type of design, the purpose of which is to provide visual communication and project visual and meaningful images, and signs through simultaneous artistic, project, technical, design activities and information technologies used for the purpose of visualization and aestheticization of the environment, creation of a high-quality information space at the enterprise, in the community, at the state level, etc. The author’s definition of national font design as a process of creating and reproducing fonts based on cultural traditions and historical features of certain people with the aim of preserving national identity is substantiated. It has been found that in modern art education, design education, primarily in the training of designers in institutions of higher art education, the problem of updating the content, forms, and methods of using calligraphy and font design on the basis of national traditions, substantiating the methodological principles of reproduction and creation of Ukrainian typefaces is actualized forms, typography, font using samples of national culture. Today, the national preservation principles of font design require a new understanding, the affirmation of traditions, and the study of historical experience, as well as the use of modern digital technologies, which will enable the strengthening of national identity in the field of design education.