How to Choose Fonts
The letters of the twentieth century
A course by Enric Jardí , Designer
About the video: The letters of the twentieth century
Overview
“Let's see how the evolution of serif letters and Egyptian letters has been.”
In this video lesson Enric Jardí addresses the topic: The letters of the twentieth century, 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
“The letters of the 20th century In Lesson 2 of Module 1 I proposed a way of looking at the letters, rather than classifying them. In it we were talking mainly about serif letters and of the Egyptian letters. Now let's see a little what happens when Egyptian letters and sans serif appear, which are basically the letters of the nineteenth century, but that especially developed from the twentieth century. With the arrival of the industrial printing press the types were changing. These letters appeared that we call Scottish, but, with time and the massification of literacy, other types begin to...”
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Course summary for: How to Choose Fonts
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Category
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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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