Design a Digital Font from A to Z
General concepts
A course by Juanjo López , Graphic Designer and Typography Expert
About the video: General concepts
Overview
“Here I explain a few things about the metric of the letter, what is to space and at what time to use the kerning. ”
In this video lesson Juanjo López addresses the topic: General concepts, 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
“No matter how well our letters are drawn. they will be useless if the spacing between them is incorrect. Understanding basic typographic principles regarding letter spacing is crucial. to space letters properly. No matter how meticulously we craft our letters. their true value lies in the balance between the inked lines and the surrounding void. The essence of a letter's appearance relies equally on its shape and the negative space that defines it. the white spaces that give form to the visible structure. Just as in our work. where we use modules and thicknesses to create rhythm in the blac...”
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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
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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