Project Educate: Welcome to Typography!Welcome to Typography!This week of #projecteducate is dedicated to Typography in all its shapes and forms!"Typography is the art and technique of arranging type in order to make language visible." *Typography surrounds us on a daily basis and usually we don't even notice it. Its purpose is to convey a message and not distract from it. This is what design is for: it puts information and language into something visually consumable.This history of Typography starts long before Gutenberg or the Chinese invented movable type. Ever since language was born, man had to find other ways than mouth-to-mouth to transmit a message. What may have started with cave paintings developed into writing and thus, Typography was born.There are many many faces to Typography: Calligraphy,
Project Educate: Typography TerminologyTypography TerminologyThis article is here to highlight some of the most important terms when it comes to working with Typography. The terminology in this article is very basic, but it's not only for beginners! Knowing the proper terms for whatever you do avoids confusion and makes it easier for people to be on the same line of thought.Please note: these terms all refer to the technical work with Typography. They do not cover the Anatomy of Typefaces (f.e. baseline, x-height or serif) or stylistic elements used in Typography (f.e. page layout or white space).TypefaceA Typeface is the compilation of a set of characters, which share a certain appearance. There are stylistic elements to each Typeface that also find relation to their classification.While a Font traditionally only describes a set o
Project Educate: The Typography GalleriesProject Educate: The Typography GalleriesA brief introduction to the Typography galleries that can be found on deviantART.(All gallery names are linked, so you can click and browse)I know, the galleries can be pretty confusing! You can submit Typography to both digital and traditional galleries. Of course, this depends on how you created the work. If you scan a piece, it does not automatically make it digital. And if you draw a part of it, but add elements on a computer to it, it is no longer traditional (Technically it would be Mixed Media, but everything with a typographic content is Typography. Mixed Media however, if it implied use of a graphic program to add to the work, is ALWAYS Digital Art.)Enough of the boring stuff, here are the galleries Traditional Art > Typography*As the name su
PE Typography - Interview with ReanimagicProject Educate Typography –Interview with ~shoelesspeacockDuring this week of #projecteducate there will be some interviews with artists, designers and typographers from dA. This is the first interview of the week. Please enjoy!Today I present an interview with London based Artist and Designer ~shoelesspeacock, you may also know him as Peacock Without A Shoe.His modern and detailed works are inspiring and true sources for finding the awesome details when you take a closer look. Strong geometric shapes and bold colors are one of his trademarks and make his work stand out.You can find him on twitter, facebook, behance and
Project Educate: Typography - Wrap UpProject Educate: Typography – Wrap UpThanks to everyone who faved the articles, commented and supported this week of #projecteducate!I had lots of fun putting it all together, finding beautiful artworks and interviewing amazing artists I will, of course, continue posting articles, feature and interviews If you have suggestions for that, you are very welcome to note me about it This is the official overview of the events taking place this week in #projecteducate during Typography Week! That's right, a whole week all about Typography I am your friendly neighbourhood Community Volunteer for Text & Typography and hope to spread some of the love for Typography in all its shape and forms all over deviantART!Btw, you can send me Daily Deviation Suggestions and always ask me whenever you hav
PE Typography - Interview with monavxProject Educate Typography –Interview with !monavxDuring this week of #projecteducate there will be some interviews with artists, designers and typographers from dA. This is the second interview of the week. Please enjoy!This interview proudly presents New York based artist !monavx, or Monaux.His atmospheric and charming illustrations manage to transport bold and warm messages while leaving you in awe. Being a mainly traditional artist, !monavx creates imagery that plays with your perception and puts a smile on your face.You can also find out more on his Homepage, tumblr, twitter and dribble.Please introduce yourself!My name is Karl Kwasny. I'm an i
A Brief History of TypographyA Brief History of TypographyA little insight into the history of not only Typography, but also of written language. This article will be far from covering it all, but focuses on highlighting some of the major events and periods in the history of Typography.TypographyFrom the Greek roots τύπος typos = "impression" and -γραφία -graphia = "writing".Cuneiform~ 30th Century BC – 200 ADOr "Script of Nails / Cuneiform Script" is probably the oldest form of written text. This calligraphic form of writing was carved into clay tablets. The Latin Alphabet~ 800 BC – presentThis is the basic alphabet used in all Western languages. The Romans based it among others
Project Educate feat. Negative SpaceProject Educate feat. Negative SpaceThis feature of Typography showcases works that play with negative spac. This recurring theme in both Art and Design, challenges our mind in sometimes such a subtle manner that it is simply amazing. Using negative space for words while keeping the text readable is a trick that shows us how our minds are capable of so much more. :thumb197498863::thumb183167022: :thumb282998407: Thank you for reading!
PE Typography - Interview with SimanionProject Educate Typography –Interview with *SimanionToday I present an interview with Sydney based artist *Simanion.Lively and intense would be 2 of many words to describe his art and illustrations. A tendency to surrealism surrounds his works, as well as a big love for detail and the tiny twisted things.You can also find him on facebook, twitter and tumblrPlease introduce yourself!Hello! Umm… I’m a male human. My name is Simon, I’m 24 and I’m some combination of artist/illustrator/designer/typographer. I’m based in Sydney, Australia.How did you get into art and design?I’ve been drawing ever since I w
Project Educate Typography Critique Night[Happening now ]Project Educate Typography Critique NightJoin us this Friday in #CommunityRelations for a Typography Critique Night!You are welcome to post thumbs of your Typographic Art or Designs and get instant feedback on your work. I will be there in dAmn with fellow CVs, but everyone is welcome to join and leave feedback.Friday, March 30th9:00 PM UTC+1 / 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST In #CommunityRelationsI tried to cover all the important time zones, but you can [check your localtime here]Just to be save! 09:00 P
PE Typography - Interview with crymzProject Educate Typography –Interview with ~crymzYou can find him on behance, tumblr and facebook.Please introduce yourself!Hello name is Samuel carter Mensah 21 year old year old graphic designer working & living in London.How did you get into art and design?I got into art through my older brother actually he specialized in fine art i.e. paintings etc and it made want to become creative as well. I started off drawing cartoons that I loved and then eventually more complex things like people etc. By the time I was in high school is when I got into graphic design and Photoshop and pretty much just became obsessed with it. The rest is hi
Project Educate: Typography TutorialsTypography TutorialsToday I want to highlight some of the Typography Tutorials you can find in Stock & Resources on dA.TheoryTutorials with a focus on terminology. Basic ToolsExplanations on how to use Typography Tools in various graphic programs. WalkthroughsArtists sharing the way to their final artwork.:thumb202655228: Effect TutorialsThese tutorials explain some visual effects that can be applied to achieve a certain effect with your text. :thumb10
Project Educate: About TypefacesProject Educate: About TypefacesToday I would like to introduce the world of Typeface Classification. Since the beginning of Typeface Design, there have evolved many different types of fonts, which can be sorted according to certain rules. I want to give you a short breakdown of the most famous categories and introduce some terminology as well.The most wide spread system is the Vox-ATypI classification. This system was started in 1957 and finalised under this name in 1967. It is probably not a perfect system, as it was out for ciriticism quite a lot. Especially for people that are not very familiar with the terminology or history of Typefaces, this system proves to be hard to understand and confusing.A second is the Thibaudeau classif
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