Basics of Typography from A to Z

Find fonts

A course by Álvaro Franca , Graphic Designer and Lettering Artist

99% positive reviews (153)

3,899 students

Audio: Portuguese

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About the video: Find fonts

Overview

“This lesson is about where good sources are hidden and how we can find them. I take this opportunity to show that there are good printers available for any budget.”

In this video lesson Álvaro Franca addresses the topic: Find fonts, 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

“Find fonts Nowadays, there is a huge amount of places to find sources and it is sometimes very difficult to know where the good sources are. In this class, I’m going to teach you the best font distributors, how to identify if a font is good and I will give tips to find fonts to fit any budget without sacrificing quality. You will find free or even cheaper fonts without any problem. I have prepared a list of font distributors that I left as an additional document for this unit. I wanted to go through each one of them in class and explain how I use the different distributors. The first is Fon...”

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Course summary for: Basics of Typography from A to Z

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (153)
3899 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.