Typography Concepts for the Screen

A little history

A course by Gemma Busquets , Designer

100% positive reviews (144)

2,487 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: A little history

Overview

“Until a few years ago, we could only design with “secure fonts” in digital formats. But now we are free to use any typeface. In this lesson we will see some historical notions about the use of fonts for digital formats. ”

In this video lesson Gemma Busquets addresses the topic: A little history, which is part of the Domestika online course: Typography Concepts for the Screen. Learn to work and choose the perfect typography for any digital project.

Partial transcription of the video

“Introduction to screen typography Unit 2: Considerations Lesson 1 A little history Until a few years ago we could only work With secure fonts for digital formats. We have these typefaces installed in the computer's operating system, but for 10 years now we can work with any typeface. This has advantages and disadvantages, let's see them. It is with the arrival of the internet, which was initially called Arpanet, when we could start talking about reading in digital Internet appeared in the United States in 1969, with the aim of creating a network that allowed computers of research centers of...”

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Course summary for: Typography Concepts for the Screen

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (144)
2487 students
5 units
23 lessons (2h 23m)
3 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Areas
Information Design, Typography

Gemma Busquets

A course by Gemma Busquets

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Designer

Gemma Busquets is a freelance graphic designer and art director based in Barcelona, Spain with more than 10 years of experience. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to collaborate with major brands such as Dell, Novartis, San Miguel, HuffPost, Coca-Cola, Nike, Rosetta Stone, Peugeot, InfoJobs, and Puig, among others. She has also been a judge at the ADG Laus Awards for Graphic Design and Visual Communication, specifically evaluating projects in the digital category.

She currently combines her work with teaching at the BAU, Barcelona University Design Center, Spain, as art director of the final projects in the Postgraduate Program in Digital Editions, and professor in the Master's in Infographics and Data Visualization, which she also directs and coordinates.