Design a Digital Font from A to Z
To the mess, drawing and testing letters 2
A course by Juanjo López , Graphic Designer and Typography Expert
About the video: To the mess, drawing and testing letters 2
Overview
“Let's go with the second part”
In this video lesson Juanjo López addresses the topic: To the mess, drawing and testing letters 2, 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
“Now. i'm about to sketch some letters that are derived from others. Earlier. in the lesson on components. we easily crafted three letters by starting with two others. Let's explore if I can extend this approach and create more letters from there. building upon the previous examples and techniques. in the simplest way possible. For instance. with the N. the only two related letters or the two most related letters I possess would be the R and the U. These letters are closely linked and can be derived from each first. i take the R and bring an N directly instead of grabbing I deconstruct the N...”
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Course summary for: Design a Digital Font from A to Z
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Calligraphy & Typography -
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Adobe Illustrator, Glyphs -
Areas
Graphic Design, Traditional illustration, Typography, Typography Design
Juanjo López
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.
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