Experimental Typographic Design with Processing

A course by BlueTypo , Designer / Typographer / Programmer

Designer / Typographer / Programmer. San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Joined December 2014

Create your own alphabet with simple programming tricks

  • Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 95% positive reviews (91)
  • 2101 students

Create your own alphabet with simple programming tricks

A course by BlueTypo

Manolo Guerrero, a graphic designer specialized in typography, from the BlueTypo creative consultancy and design studio, will teach you what experimental typographic design is and how it is generated through the use of basic programming with Processing.

Processing is an open-source programming language based on Java, easy to use, and which serves as a medium for the production of interactive digital design projects.

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What will you learn in this online course?

21 lessons & 19 downloads

Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 95% positive reviews (91)
  • 2101 students
  • 21 lessons (2h 54m)
  • 19 additional resources (11 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

It will consist in the creation of a typographic specimen that shows the experimental typographic font developed in this course.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

This course is aimed at all those interested in the development of
experimental typographical fonts, that want to start programming with Processing, as well as anyone who wants to learn other design techniques.

Requirements and materials

You should know how to use Illustrator or any other similar software that allows you to draw vectors. Regarding Processing do not worry, throughout the course it is explained where to download it and how to install it and use it. You must have a computer, and if you do not know how to program, there are different lessons and exercises where you will see the basics.


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Manolo Guerrero, from the design studio and creative consultancy BlueTypo, is a graphic designer of Mexican nationality, graduated from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí. He holds a PhD in Architecture, Design and Urban Planning from the Autonomous University of Morelos.

He is currently a professor at the Faculty of Habitat of the UASLP and works as a freelancer at BlueTypo, a design studio specialized in typography and interactive communication. He is a member of the Association Typographique International (ATypI), the International Association of Designers (IAD) and a collaborator in the Cocijotype typesetter.

In 2009 he obtained the certificate of excellence in typographic design, awarded by the Type Directors Club NY, in 2010 he was nominated to receive the Prize of Prizes Design Award; the maximum distinction to the design granted by the German government.

In the same way he obtained the certificate of excellence in typographic design in the Cuaderno Bienal de Tipografía Tipos Latinos 2010, he has been selected in the BICeBé Biennial of the Bolivia Poster 2013 and 2015, he has recently been awarded with the Silver A 'Design Award in Italy.

He has given conferences and workshops of typographic experimentation at national and international level in TEDx, Palermo, Biennial of Latin Letters, The Illustrated Letter, ProDesign, among others.

His work has been published in different publications, among which FontShop's FontFeed, I love typography, Typography Served, Fubiz, Hard guys, The Annual Typography 30, Typodarium 2010, 2011 and 2012, Digital Arts magazine. Page Magazine, Tiypo, Communication Arts, among others.


Content

  • U1

    Welcome

    • Presentation
    • Influences - Part I
    • Influences - Part II
  • U2

    Before starting

    • Basic principles
    • Experimental typography - Part I
    • Experimental typography - Part II
    • From design to generative typography - Part I
    • From design to generative typography - Part II
    • From design to generative typography - Part III
    • The Sonotype case
  • U3

    Let's do it

    • Knowing Processing
    • To program has been said - Part I
    • To program has been said - Part II
    • To program has been said - Part III
  • U4

    Creating your typography

    • To give it! From A to Z - Programming
    • To give it! From A to Z - Variables
    • To give it! From A to Z - Cycles
    • To give it! From A to Z - Random
    • Make your typography
    • The typographic specimen - Part I
    • The typographic specimen - Part II
  • FP

    Final project

    • Experimental typographic design with Processing

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Experimental Typographic Design with Processing

A course by BlueTypo
Designer / Typographer / Programmer. San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Joined December 2014
  • 95% positive reviews (91)
  • 2101 students