Graphic Design Tutorial: Typography Design & Art Direction pt. 1

What makes for good type, layout and design? How can you art direct a designer when it comes to typography. Are there any examples or tutorials on critiquing typography for something with a lot of type? With the launch of a new newspaper magazine focused on the business of design, Chris sits down...

Intermediate - 27 min - Design & Creative Software - The Futur

The full course: Learn Design Principles free

What you'll need

• Drawing tablet: Faster, more natural design work.
• Sketchbook: Ideas start on paper.
• Colour-calibrated monitor: What clients see is what you made.

Books

1. The Non-Designer's Design Book by Robin Williams - View on Amazon
2. Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton - View on Amazon
3. Graphic Design: The New Basics by Ellen Lupton - View on Amazon
4. Grid Systems in Graphic Design by Josef Müller-Brockmann - View on Amazon
5. Graphic Design School by David Dabner - View on Amazon
6. Graphic design by Milton Glaser - View on Amazon

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