Creating your own typography
Metrics and Kernings: application
A course by Wete , Graphic Designer and Typography Artist
About the video: Metrics and Kernings: application
Overview
“We see how to apply the spacing in our Glyphs document (something basic before exporting a typeface).”
In this video lesson Wete addresses the topic: Metrics and Kernings: application, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating your own typography. Learn to design your own typeface and create graphic artwork with personality.
Partial transcription of the video
“Metrics / Kernings application We already have the theory about spacing clear. Now we will see how to apply our knowledge. We must do it the right way, as we will save a lot of time. We already have all our characters placed in their corresponding boxes and the next step would be to calculate the spacing. We have already seen the theory a bit, we already know Walter Tracy's method, and now we should apply it to our font. So basically we will start with the letter N and the letter O, since these letters have the basic shapes to derive them to the rest of the alphabet. To start writing, we cl...”
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Course summary for: Creating your own typography
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Glyphs -
Areas
Design, Graphic Design, Typography, Typography Design
Wete
A course by Wete
Juanra, better known as Wete, is a graphic designer specialized in typography. After working for various studios in Barcelona, he decided to carve out his own path and focus on what he loved most: typography. With that goal in mind, he founded his own studio, and alongside several friends, he created Ultra Types, a small online type foundry that specializes in display typefaces with a unique approach that sets it apart from larger type foundries.
He has worked on projects for top brands like Adobe, HP, Reebok, Desigual, W Hotels, and Mobile World Congress, among others. His work has also been featured in The Complete Guide to Designing Handmade Type by Charlotte Rivers, Page Unlimited (Sandu 360 Japan), Typodarium, Étapes, Computer Arts, and many more.
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