From the Lettering to the Font

Sketching by contour 1

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About the video: Sketching by contour 1

Overview

“Although there are several types of manual scribing, we will use what we call "Sketching by contour". Its function is to define the limits of the forms, in this case the parts of the letters. The practice will consist in redrawing the word of the origin label and sketching the missing characters to complete the "key word" of our exercise (hamburgefontsiv AOH). ”

In this video lesson Type-Ø-Tones addresses the topic: Sketching by contour 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: From the Lettering to the Font. Create your own alphabet based on a found lettering.

Partial transcription of the video

“[Music] Well in this lesson, let's start working ... with the premises that we have learned in the lessons previous. The analog sketch that is what we are going to do It is one of the many options that can be followed when Try to preview a typographic project. Make progress in possible ways or solutions for the characters and do it by sketching with pencil, for example, it is a cheap, fast solution that can help us give the vision of what we want for how they are going to Look our characters. So, it’s very important that you choose a project I love you. Drawing letters is enchanted with cha...”

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Course summary for: From the Lettering to the Font

  • Level: Intermediate
  • 99% positive reviews (108)
  • 1652 students
  • 5 units
  • 18 lessons (2h 47m)
  • 3 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Software

    Adobe Illustrator
  • Areas

    Graphic Design, Typography, Typography Design

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José Manuel Urós is a self-taught programmer, typographer, designer and guitarist.

Born in Barcelona in 1956, a city that loves and tries not to leave more than two weeks ... every two years.

He began his career as a programmer in the eighties and in 1988 he began to work with numerous design and advertising studios.

In 1992, he established a close relationship with Estudio Mariscal, in charge of typographical projects and editorial design. From 1993 he teaches Design and Typography courses in Eina, Elisava, ESDI and IDEP.

His with the fonts EbuScript, Matricia, Vulcano, Memimas, Ginebra, Joost, Optica, Reload, Solida, Arboria and Arbotek.

Parallel to his work as a designer, he develops a fruitful musical career playing with artists and bands such as Bootunoo, New Buildings, MCW, La Fura dels Baus, Leo Mariño, Josep Giménez, Elements, Pangrams, Adrián Morales or Unoma and Altaba / Samsó / Urós , among others. His last performances have been with the GRUS group.

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Laura Meseguer is a graphic designer, typist and freelance typeface designer. He lives and works in Barcelona and in his studio he develops editorial design projects, as well as lettering and customized typography.

In 2003 he studied the KABK Master's Degree and Media in The Hague. His final work, the Rumba typeface, is selected in 2005 by the TDC in the TypeDesign Competition. As author, she publishes the book "TypoMag, typography in magazines" and in 2012 "How to create typographies, from the sketch to the screen" of Type e, which is co-authored by Cristóbal Henestrosa and José Scaglione.

Meseguer has participated in exhibitions and conferences at an international level and teaches typography classes at schools such as Elisava and Eina.

She is the author of the alphabets such as Cortada, Frankie, Rumba, Guapa, Magasin, Lalola and Multi.


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From the Lettering to the Font. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Type-Ø-Tones

From the Lettering to the Font

A course by Type-Ø-Tones
Typography designers. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined January 2015
  • 99% positive reviews (108)
  • 1,652 students