[x]

Project Educate: Typography TerminologyTypography Terminology
This 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).
Typeface
A 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

A Brief History of TypographyA Brief History of Typography
A 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.
Typography
From the Greek roots τύπος typos = "impression" and -γραφία -graphia = "writing".
Cuneiform
~ 30th Century BC – 200 AD
Or "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 – present
This is the basic alphabet used in all Western languages. The Romans based it among others

Project Educate: Typography TutorialsTypography Tutorials
Today I want to highlight some of the Typography Tutorials you can find in Stock & Resources on dA.
Theory
Tutorials with a focus on terminology.

Basic Tools
Explanations on how to use Typography Tools in various graphic programs.

Walkthroughs
Artists sharing the way to their final artwork.

Effect Tutorials
These tutorials explain some visual effects that can be applied to achieve a certain effect with your text.
:thumb10

Project Educate feat. Negative SpaceProject Educate feat. Negative Space
This 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.

Thank you for reading!

Project Educate: The Typography GalleriesProject Educate: The Typography Galleries
A 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

Project Educate: About TypefacesProject Educate: About Typefaces
Today 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

R&S - Font Gallery Update!!I am very happy to make an announcement today that is something that I have been eyeing suspiciously for a while and now am very relieved to see it done:
The Resource & Stock Images > Fonts gallery has been relaunched!
Take a look at the changes here!
Now, without going into much detail, it used to be subpar. The category names were unprofessional and confusing, leading to frustrating search results and many many miscats.
Over the last month there has been a lot of work put into changing this status.
So first of all I’d like to thank ^Elandria and `Dan-Heffer who were very much in favor of the change and supported me in my endeavours to come up with a good gallery tree, despite being no experts on the topic of fonts, but giving me an outsiders input

Naturally I have to thank $Moonbeam13 as well, as she supported the idea as well and made t

CSS Tricks: Background ImagesToday's CSS Trick will be about using background images in Journal Skins.
There are three types of images that are mostly used in journals skins: big background images, seamlessly repeatable patterns and icon/logo-like images.
Images can be used for all elements of a journal: in the header, footer, behind text, next to text etc.. Any journal element has the ability to contain an image
I cannot stress enough that the main objective of a journal is making written content enjoyable to read. It is all about readability and making it as easy for the reader as possible. Very often I come across pretty journal skins, that have a complete lack of readability. In one of my previous CSS Tricks I already mentioned the dangers of text lengths and how to limit the .text width to improve readability.
Problems with using images:
Despite being big an images turns out to be too small for a journalAn image does not repeat seamlesslyText becomes non-re

Bring Your Type to Life - A Typography ContestIt is time for another Typography contest! The theme of this contest will be…
Bring your Type to Life
This may sound abstract at first, but to keep the theme as open as possible, I choose a rather abstract title. There are many directions in which you can go. You could choose an anthropomorphic direction, where you breathe life into letters and give them human or other animate characteristics. Another route would be to create the letters out of living objects, such as plants or animals.
Which direction you choose, maybe even a third or fourth one, does not matter. What matters is that your letters are brought to life!
What kind of letters you bring to life, words, glyphs or sentences, is 100% up to you. This contest has a more visual approach, so you will not be judged on the creativity of the meaning you choose to give to the letters. However, don't rush it! Even one letter can appear completely different than another. Be wise with the letters, word

Browse More Like This

more ▶

More from ^pica-ae in News

About Stock (and Typography) May 21st, 2013
So, I am back! May 20th, 2013
Celebrating Diversity #20 Apr 18th, 2013
Text Art and Typography - February/March 2013 Mar 31st, 2013
Computer is down. Mar 17th, 2013
Suggested Changes for the Fonts Gallery Mar 11th, 2013

View Journals · View Prints

Featured in Groups:

Not currently featured in any groups.

Details

Submitted: January 4, 2011

Link

Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 4
Favourites: 31 [who?]
Views: 401 (1 today)

[x]

Project Educate: Digital Calligraphy Feature

by ^pica-ae, Jan 4, 2011, 7:54:32 AM
Journals / deviantART, Inc. / Community Relations

Welcome to the #projecteducate Text Art & Typography Week!
This article will feature some of the beautiful calligraphic artworks you can find on dA.

What is Calligraphy?
Calligraphy depicts self-drawn characters or signs in an artistic and skillful manner, imitating traditional tools.

Please read the article Project Educate: Digital Calligraphy to find out more about the category.

Abstract

:thumb166184937:

Simple/Minimalistic

Colorful

Figurative

:thumb125843422: :thumb125842388:

:thumb126602492:

Other

:thumb125841888:

:thumb141867899:

Groups dedicated to Calligraphy

Find out more: The Return of Project Educate | ProjectEducate HeadQuarters - Keep up to date with all events and articles

4 Comments

Project Educate: Digital Calligraphy Featureby ^pica-ae

Journals / deviantART, Inc. / Community Relations

©2011-2013 ^pica-ae

=Void-Hamlet-Herself Jan 27, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Great!

Reply

^pica-ae Jan 28, 2011 Professional Interface Designer

thank you

Reply

=Void-Hamlet-Herself Jan 28, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Reply

!emoshion Jan 4, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

it's so amazing

Reply

Previous
Next