Design and Construction of a Magazine
The use of typography
A course by Oscar Mariné , Graphic designer
About the video: The use of typography
Overview
“These are the recommendations regarding typographies.”
In this video lesson Oscar Mariné addresses the topic: The use of typography, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design and Construction of a Magazine. Design a printed magazine from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“In the lesson, from the gray page, to choose the typography we spent, well, a good 15 days doing tests, the 5 people on the team making decisions together as separately, we accept all types of options and do not type of options and we do not stop venturing down any path, we stop venturing down any path we accept everything We tried all kinds of options then we narrowed it down, narrowing, narrowing seeing on the wall how they worked and already making concrete decisions on which path we were going to take use, knowing very clearly that the assignment was a publication where the most importa...”
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Course summary for: Design and Construction of a Magazine
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Communication, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Information Design

Oscar Mariné
A course by Oscar Mariné
Oscar Mariné, National Design Award 2010, is a graphic designer, illustrator, expert typographer and professional artist. His internationally recognized work includes iconic designs for film directors such as Pedro Almodóvar, Alex de la Iglesia, and Julio Meden, musicians such as Bruce Springsteen, Psychedelic Furs or Brian Eno, press (El País, C International Photo Magazine) and a variety of brands (Absolut Vodka, Hugo Boss, Camper, Loewe, etc).
With an extensive portfolio in editorial projects, and in the field of journalism, in 2007 the newspaper El País entrusted the design of its editions to its studio. El País Semanal has regained its original name, Babelia has been totally transformed, Domingo provides in-depth journalism for the weekend.
His latest projects include the brand for the Matadero Madrid, the new cultural center of the city. The identity of Mariné covers all the graphic applications: signage, publications, advertising, stationery, etc ...
Other works include: Exhibition "The Workers" by Sebastião Salgado for the National Library, publications for the Universal Exposition of Seville 1991, campaigns for the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha, exhibition graphics for the Reina Sofia National Art Museum, launches for RTVE, exhibition for the UN, and many other projects for the SGAE, Caja Madrid, Santander Bank, 40 Principales, La Ser, Canal +, El Corte Ingles, Santiago Bernabéu, Hugo Boss, Pepsi, Interior Design, Cambio 16, Marie Claire Spain , International Amnesty...
As an artist, Mariné's pictorial work has been the object of individual exhibitions in Tokyo, New York, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Madrid or Ibiza, and is part of relevant collective exhibitions.
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