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Explore the world of typography and font design with Dr. Farida Virunhaphol in this comprehensive course covering typegraphy basics, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, FontLab 5, and more. Learn about typefaces, fonts, setting type, special characters, and document structures. Master Adobe Illustrator tools and techniques, Photoshop features, and FontLab terminology for creating and designing fonts.
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Introduction to typography, lettering and font design DR. FARIDA VIRUNHAPHOL
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)
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
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)
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
03 Adobe Illustrator CS 6 • Drawing tools • Brush styles • Pathfinder • Smooth tool • Stroke • Trace Option • Paths
03 Adobe Photoshop CS 6 • Digital Calligraphy • Handwriting fonts • Bitmap vs Vector • Type setting • Smart Objects • Text Effects
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