Digital Reinterpretation of Classic Typography

Method: Classification

A course by Oscar Guerrero Cañizares , Graphic Designer and Typography Specialist

Graphic Designer and Typography Specialist. Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Joined October 2014
100% positive reviews (34)
784 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Method: Classification

Overview

“Knowing some history would not do us any harm. Typographic classification is a fundamental issue to understand where each style comes from and to know more about its historical evolution, and it will give us more insights about our project. ”

In this video lesson Oscar Guerrero Cañizares addresses the topic: Method: Classification, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Reinterpretation of Classic Typography. Learn the typographic revival method to give a new digital life to ancient fonts.

Partial transcription of the video

“Hello again, you will surely have a sample to start the process, but before starting with the design, it is important to have basic knowledge of typography history and aspects of typographic classification. This knowledge is important because only then will we determine What are the forms in our sample? and where the project can go. I will explore aspects related to Vox classification, that we will see next, and that is very interesting, because it has historical evolution. Let's see how the story connects with the shape of the letters. After that, I will try to find in my project to which ...”

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Course summary for: Digital Reinterpretation of Classic Typography

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (34)
  • 784 students
  • 4 units
  • 22 lessons (3h 28m)
  • 6 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Areas

    Digital Design, Typography, Typography Design

Oscar Guerrero Cañizares

Oscar Guerrero Cañizares
A course by Oscar Guerrero Cañizares

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Graphic Designer and Typography Specialist

Colombian graphic designer and specialist in graduate typography design from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). He is currently working as an independent designer in his studio Sumotype Foundry, where he develops typography projects and lettering .

He has participated as a jury for Colombia in the Bienal Tipos Latinos 2016 and has received recognitions such as the Steel Pencil Award in Colombia (2007 and 2014) and the Communication Arts Award 2016, as well as participating in the Latinamerican Biennial of Latin Types 2014 Typography and the Iberoamerican Design Biennial 2014.


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Digital Reinterpretation of Classic Typography. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Oscar Guerrero Cañizares

Digital Reinterpretation of Classic Typography

A course by Oscar Guerrero Cañizares
Graphic Designer and Typography Specialist. Cundinamarca, Colombia.
Joined October 2014
  • 100% positive reviews (34)
  • 784 students