Basic Principles of Typographic Design

Design of lowercase letters of the second group or circular letters

A course by Latinotype , Typographic designers

Typographic designers. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined October 2018
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About the video: Design of lowercase letters of the second group or circular letters

Overview

“Once the characters of the first group are designed, we will continue with the development of the letters of the second group based on the letter o. Letters c, d, p, q.”

In this video lesson Latinotype addresses the topic: Design of lowercase letters of the second group or circular letters, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basic Principles of Typographic Design. Learn to create your own modular alphabet with Adobe Illustrator.

Partial transcription of the video

“Now we will see the group of circular letters such as o, c, e and its derivatives. Now that we have the characters designed from the group of the rectangular letters, we will move on to the expansion of the circular letters, we talk about the o, the e, the c , the p, the d, the q, the b and maybe within of this group there is also the G, since there are two types, a Roman g and a chancellor g og italic that is constructed with round shapes such as a. We have already designed from of the letter or the letter e, the d and the p, so we would have to design the letter c, the b and the g. What w...”

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Course summary for: Basic Principles of Typographic Design

  • Level: Beginner
  • 98% positive reviews (106)
  • 1990 students
  • 6 units
  • 22 lessons (3h 2m)
  • 7 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Software

    Adobe Illustrator
  • Areas

    Advertising, Design, Graphic Design, Typography, Typography Design

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Latinotype, founded by Luciano Vergara and Daniel Hernández, is the first typesetting foundry in Chile. Founded in 2011, today has a team of design, management and marketing team formed by professionals from different parts of the world, in addition to a score of national and international partners. With more than 8 years of experience, today they are leaders in the retail market, developing projects used by major brands worldwide.

You can find his work in international publications such as Yearbook of Type, from Germany; Character Latino, of Spain; Design magazine UC or Slanted magazine, among others. In addition, they have given workshops and talks in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala and Uruguay.


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Basic Principles of Typographic Design. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Latinotype

Basic Principles of Typographic Design

A course by Latinotype
Typographic designers. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined October 2018
  • 98% positive reviews (106)
  • 1,990 students