Design a Digital Font from A to Z
Some wise advice 1
A course by Juanjo López , Graphic Designer and Typography Expert
Learn to design a font from scratch with Glyphs, Illustrator, and OpenType functions
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 98% positive reviews (196)
- 4039 students
About the video: Some wise advice 1
Overview
“Making a source is a long and complex process. Knowing why and why we do it and having a good briefing will help us make decisions later. ”
In this video lesson Juanjo López addresses the topic: Some wise advice 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design a Digital Font from A to Z. Learn to design a font from scratch with Glyphs, Illustrator, and OpenType functions.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] Now that we know each other a little better, let's talk about how to face the project, A project as complex as typography. If we know how to answer the question what our typography is for, much of the work we will have started. Go for it. Well I used this famous quote from Matthew Carter, Seeing me work is like watching a refrigerator make ice, because I really do typefaces, it's complicated to explain, There are very few type designers. It really is a job that most people He doesn't even know that he thinks he thinks the typefaces, It is something that comes with the computer and i...”
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Course summary for: Design a Digital Font from A to Z
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Glyphs -
Areas
Film Title Design, Graphic Design, Traditional illustration, Typography, Typography Design
A course by Juanjo López
When Juanjo López joined Domestika in 2004, he decided to him to call himself Juanjez. Since then, it has stuck!
He is a freelance designer and passionate about graphic design and typography, always trying to keep learning whether it's vectors, lettering, calligraphy, or composing with lead or cast iron levers. His digital typefaces, under the name Huy! Fonts, are distributed by YouWorkForThem and MyFonts, among others. He is part of the Familia Plómez, a pre-digital typographic collective from Madrid, and Unostiposduros.com, the biggest typography website in the Spanish-speaking world. In addition to being a designer, he loves teaching and has taught a wide variety of courses and workshops on typography, lettering, and letterpress.
- 98% positive reviews (196)
- 4039 students
- 34 lessons (8h 37m)
- 27 additional resources (19 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
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