Data Visualization for Editorial Projects
Understanding the Typography
A course by Diana Estefanía Rubio , Graphic Designer
Joined September 2015
About the video: Understanding the Typography
Overview
“In this lesson, I am going to explain how to apply typography to the sketch.”
In this video lesson Diana Estefanía Rubio addresses the topic: Understanding the Typography, which is part of the Domestika online course: Data Visualization for Editorial Projects. Learn to interpret, create, and transform data into an attractive visual graph that communicates your message.
Partial transcription of the video
“Understanding the Typography In this lesson, we'll do a benchmark to know which fonts are better suited for your project. Let's take a look. First, I'll browse the Google Fonts page. I suggest checking all the fonts and do a little benchmark with the ones you like most. That way, you can set up your font portfolio for your next projects. One important factor when selecting a font is the number of styles it has. In this case, this font shows a single style. That'll be pretty limiting when I'm creating my design, unless I use it in titles that I'll only use once. But I always suggest looking ...”
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Course summary for: Data Visualization for Editorial Projects
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Category
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Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Editorial Design, Infographics, Information Design, Interactive Design

Diana Estefanía Rubio
A course by Diana Estefanía Rubio
Diana Estefanía Rubio is a graphic designer and data visualization expert with more than 10 years of experience in the field. She currently runs her own studio and works with different brands on data visualization projects or collaborates as an art director.
She also coordinates the Data Visualization department at Data Lab MX and is a professor of a Data visualization at the University of Central Mexico. Throughout her career, she has worked with brands like CNN International, Turner Broadcasting, Grupo Expansión, MMKG, and McMillan; she has also won several awards including the SND36 Award of Excellence from the Society for News Design.
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