Basics of Typography from A to Z

Combining fonts 1

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: Combining fonts 1

Overview

“I will teach some strategies for choosing fonts that work well together, showing examples of how a typeface family can collaborate with another. You'll see how almost every project can level up with a good pair of complementary fonts.”

In this video lesson Álvaro Franca addresses the topic: Combining fonts 1, 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

“Combining sources Almost any project can level up with a good pair of sources that complement each other. In this lesson, we will see what factors take into account when we select the fonts that will work together and how they can interact to benefit a project, come on. COMBINING SOURCES When we work with typography, either to make a publication more or less complex from a magazine to a dictionary or making a visual identity, the objective is always the same, convey a message to the reader effectively. And learning to combine two sources is one of the easiest ways we have to increase the st...”

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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.