Experimental Typographic Design with Processing (Spanish, Multisub)

Create your own alphabet with simple programming tricks Manolo Guerrero, a graphic designer specialized in typography, from the BlueTypo creative consultancy and design studio, will teach you what experimental typographic design is and how it is generated through the use of basic programming with Processing.

Processing is an open-source programming language based on Java, easy to use, and which serves as a medium for the production of interactive digital design projects.

What will you learn in this online course?

You will begin knowing the work and influences of Manolo Guerrero.

Then, as an introduction, you will discover the basic concepts about typography (morphology, attributes, structure), what is the experimental typography and its design process.

Then you will learn the programming language Processing step by step, from what it is used to how it is installed and how it works. Through some exercises you will learn the basic functions to draw in 2D.

At this point, it will be time to get down to work and create your own experimental typography. To do this, you will discover how to use variables, cycles and libraries. You will also see how to draw patterns, lines, points and how to export your work in different formats.

Finally, it will be time to show your work and for this you will discover what a typographic prototype is and what it is for, a publication where a typographic family is presented and the bodies of which it is composed. This specimen can be used by graphic designers and typographers to judge how the family behaves on a printed page.

What is this course’s project? It will consist in the creation of a typographic specimen that shows the experimental typographic font developed in this course.

Who is this online course for?

This course is aimed at all those interested in the development of

experimental typographical fonts, that want to start programming with Processing, as well as anyone who wants to learn other design techniques.

Requirements and materials You should know how to use Illustrator or any other similar software that allows you to draw vectors. Regarding Processing do not worry, throughout the course it is explained where to download it and how to install it and use it. You must have a computer, and if you do not know how to program, there are different lessons and exercises where you will see the basics.