Basics of Typography from A to Z

Presentation

A course by Álvaro Franca , Graphic Designer and Lettering Artist

99% positive reviews (153)

3,839 students

Audio: Portuguese

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About the video: Presentation

Overview

“Let me introduce myself. Like everyone else, I had a trajectory with ups and downs. I'll tell you where I come from, where I came from, where I want to go and how I plan to get there.”

In this video lesson Álvaro Franca addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basics of Typography from A to Z. Discover the infinite possibilities of typography for conveying and enhancing your message.

Partial transcription of the video

“Presentation My name is Álvaro Franca and I am a graphic designer and lettering artist at Vasava in Barcelona. In addition to a type designer at Naipe Foundry. All my life I have always been passionate about language, etymology, languages. Everything that had to do with it. I even collected logos, symbols, in my notebooks before I even learned to read and write. It felt like I was already getting ready to study typography. I remember when I took the entrance exam for Advertising, that my father came home with a DVD of the film "Helvetica". It was my first contact with typography and it was ...”

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Course summary for: Basics of Typography from A to Z

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (153)
3839 students
5 units
23 lessons (4h 58m)
3 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign
Areas
Art Direction, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Typography, Web Design

Álvaro Franca

A course by Álvaro Franca

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Graphic Designer and Lettering Artist

Álvaro Franca is a Brazilian graphic artist and an expert in typography and lettering who became fascinated with language at an early age. Álvaro holds a degree in Graphic and Industrial Design from the Rio de Janeiro State University and specialized in typography at EINA, the University School of Design and Art located in Barcelona, where he currently lives.

Since 2018. Álvaro has been working at Vasava, a multidisciplinary studio where he applies his mastery of font types to a wide range of projects, including animation, branding, editorial design, and lettering. He is also the co-founder of Naipe Foundry, a typography company that works with big-name clients like TV Globo, Sony Music and Descomplica.