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Introduction to typography, lettering and font design

Introduction to typography, lettering and font design. DR. FARIDA VIRUNHAPHOL. Summary. Session 1: Introduction Session 2: Typegraphic Basics/ Adobe Illustrator CS 6 (1) Session 3: Typegraphic Basics/ Adobe Illustrator CS6 (2) Session 4: Typegraphic Basics/ Adobe Illustrator CS6 (3)

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Introduction to typography, lettering and font design

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  1. Introduction to typography, lettering and font design DR. FARIDA VIRUNHAPHOL

  2. Summary • Session 1: Introduction • Session 2: Typegraphic Basics/ Adobe Illustrator CS6 (1) • Session 3: Typegraphic Basics/ Adobe Illustrator CS6 (2) • Session 4: Typegraphic Basics/ Adobe Illustrator CS6 (3) • Session 5: Typegraphic Basics/ Adobe Illustrator CS6 (4) • Session 6: How to Set Type/Adobe PhotoshopCS6 (1) • Session 7: How to Set Type/Adobe Photoshop CS6 (2) • Seesion 8: How to Set Type/FontLab 5 (1)

  3. Summary • Session 9: How to Set Type/FontLab 5 (2) • Session 10: Screen type/FontLab5 • Session 11: Screen type/FontLab5 • Session 12: FontLab5 • Session 13: FontLab5 • Session 14: FontLab 5 • Session 15: FontLab 5 • Session 16: FontLab 5

  4. 01 Typographic Basics • The State of the Art and How We Got Here • Units of Typographic Measurement • About Typefaces • About Fonts • The Basics of Using Typefaces • Typesetting versus Typewriting • Setting Type on a Personal Computer • What Makes Good Type Good (and Bad Type Bad)

  5. 02 How to Set Type • Measure, Point Size, and Leading • Clarity of Visual Communication • Controlling Hyphenation and Justification • Kerning and Tracking • Managing Indention and Alignment • Special Characters and Special Situations • Document Structures and Typographic Conventions • Tables • Typesetting with Style Sheets • Resolution Issues: Print, Screen, and Web

  6. 03 Adobe Illustrator CS 6 • Drawing tools • Brush styles • Pathfinder • Smooth tool • Stroke • Trace Option • Paths

  7. 03 Adobe Photoshop CS 6 • Digital Calligraphy • Handwriting fonts • Bitmap vs Vector • Type setting • Smart Objects • Text Effects

  8. 04 FontLab 5 • Some terminology • Type drawing tools • The creation of a font • Starting to draw • Letterspacing • Making composite glyphs • Adding OpenType Features • Kerning your new font • Tracing drawings & artwork • Designing font families

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