How to Choose Fonts
Influences
A course by Enric Jardí , Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I do not have many typographical influences, my influences and that somehow are reflected in my work, perhaps come from the time of my childhood. I'll show you what they are.”
In this video lesson Enric Jardí addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: How to Choose Fonts. Discover what each type of font tells us and how to choose the right one for your project.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences My influences are hard to explain because they come from outside the world of design and I don't have much influence on typography either. Actually, my influences I think are more ingrained to the things that haunted me or that I experienced during childhood. One of my main references whenever I try to be honest, in the sense of I want to look inside where many of the things I do come from, I think it is the work of Hergé, the author of "Tintin". Hergé is a cartoonist of what would later be called "the clear line." Its virtue is not only this type of drawing so clean, a realistic...”
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Course summary for: How to Choose Fonts
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Art Direction, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Information Design, Web Design
Enric Jardí
A course by Enric Jardí
Enric Jardí is a graphic designer who loves letters and typography. He's worked in many fields throughout his career, but has mainly focused on editorial design, art direction, book covers, corporate identity, typography, and illustration.
He is passionate about lettering and typography. He has published several books, including Veintidós consejos sobre tipografía (que algunos diseñadores jamás revelarán) y veintidós cosas que nunca debes hacer con las letras (que algunos tipógrafos nunca te dirán) and Pensar con imágenes, which have both been translated into several other languages.
Enric combines his professional career with teaching at multiple academic centers such as the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the Blanquerna foundation, the Universitat Ramon Llull in Barcelona, ELISAVA, the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, the University of Lapland in Finland, and IDEP Barcelona.
He was president of the Association of Art Directors and Graphic Designers ADG-FAD for several years and has received several awards for his professional work in the field of design, including: a European Design Award, a Laus, a D&AD Award, and a Malofiej for infographics and the National Culture Award in the design category, granted by the Generalitat de Catalunya.
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