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LYNDA.COM
play list animation Brooklyn Public Library
Fibonacci Sequence
Fibonacci type proportions
Type sizes series you could use for balance with sense of proportion
Fibonacci
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number
A series of numbers with the pattern of each number being the sum of the previous two.
The sequence:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144…
Fibonacci type proportions
Type sizes series you could use for balance with sense of proportion
5 • 8 • 13 • 21 • 34 • 55 • 89 …
6 • 10 • 16 • 26 • 42 • 68 • 110 ……
In mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers are the numbers in the following integer sequence, called the Fibonacci sequence, and characterized by the fact that every number after the first two is the sum of the two preceding ones:
- 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 13 , 21 , 34 , 55 , 89 , 144 , …
Often, especially in modern usage, the sequence is extended by one more initial term:
- 0 , 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 5 , 8 , 13 , 21 , 34 , 55 , 89 , 144 , …}
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https://3.7designs.co/blog/2010/10/how-to-design-using-the-fibonacci-sequence/
illustrate how these systems were used.
"Fibonacci number" by wikipedia.org is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 "Canons of page construction" by wikipedia.org is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
The Grid/Golden Ratio
Golden Ratio
The golden ratio is also called the golden mean or golden section (Latin: sectio aurea).[3][4][5] Other names include extreme and mean ratio,[6] medial section, divine proportion, divine section (Latin: sectio divina), golden proportion, golden cut,[7] and golden number.[8][9][10]
Some twentieth-century artists and architects, including Le Corbusier and Dalí, have proportioned their works to approximate the golden ratio—especially in the form of the golden rectangle, in which the ratio of the longer side to the shorter is the golden ratio—believing this proportion to be aesthetically pleasing. The golden ratio appears in some patterns in nature, including the spiral arrangement of leaves and other plant parts.
Mathematicians since Euclid have studied the properties of the golden ratio, including its appearance in the dimensions of a regular pentagon and in a golden rectangle, which may be cut into a square and a smaller rectangle with the same aspect ratio. The golden ratio has also been used to analyze the proportions of natural objects as well as man-made systems such as financial markets, in some cases based on dubious fits to data.[11]
Grid
In graphic design, a grid is a structure (usually two-dimensional) made up of a series of intersecting straight (vertical,horizontal, and angular) or curved guide lines used to structure content. The grid serves as an armature or framework on which a designer can organize graphic elements (images, glyphs, paragraphs, etc.) in a rational, easy-to-absorb manner. A grid can be used to organize graphic elements in relation to a page, in relation to other graphic elements on the page, or relation to other parts of the same graphic element or shape.
The less-common printing term “reference grid,” is an unrelated system with roots in the early days of printing.
- Golden Ratio Calculator: Calculate the shorter side, longer side, and combined length of the two sides to figure out the Golden Ratio.
- Golden RATIO: Created for designers and developers, this app gives you an easy way to design websites, interfaces, layouts, and more according to the Golden Ratio. It includes a built-in calculator with visual feedback and features to store screen position and settings, so you don’t have to rearrange the Golden Ratio for every task.
- Golden Ratio Typography Calculator: Discover the perfect typography for your website by entering your font size and width. You can optimize based on font size, line height, width, and characters per line.
- PhiMatrix: This Golden Ratio design and analysis software comes customizable grids and templates that you can overlay on any image. It can be used for design and composition, product design, logo development, and more.
- Golden Ratio Sketch resource: Download a free Sketch file of the Golden Spiral to help with image and layout composition.
- https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/golden-ratio-designers/
- Point size calculator for web
https://type-scale.com/?size=16&scale=1.414&text=A%20Visual%20Type%20Scale&webfont=Libre+Baskerville&font-family=%27Libre%20Baskerville%27,%20serif&font-weight=400&font-family-headers=&font-weight-headers=inherit&background-color=white&font-color=%23333
Reading
Grid section of Ellen Lupton’s book
Thinking with Type
http://thinkingwithtype.com/grid/#golden-section
Golden Ratio in use
http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/design-and-the-divine-proportion
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/applying-divine-proportion-to-web-design/
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/designers-guide-golden-ratio-12121546
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/golden-ratio-in-moden-designs/
How to Use the Golden Ratio to Create Gorgeous Graphic Designs
Canons of Page Construction
Image By jossi [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
The canons of page construction are historical reconstructions, based on careful measurement of extant books and what is known of the mathematics and engineering methods of the time, of manuscript-framework methods that may have been used in Medieval- or Renaissance-era book design to divide a page into pleasing proportions. Since their popularization in the 20th century, these canons have influenced modern-day book design in the ways that page proportions, margins and type areas (print spaces) of books are constructed.
Van de Graaf Canon
The Van de Graaf canon is a historical reconstruction of a method that may have been used in book design to divide a page in pleasing proportions.[5] This canon is also known as the “secret canon” used in many medieval manuscripts and incunabula.
PDF Sample Files
Sample page grids PDF
Golden Rectangle Sample PDF
Fibonacci Sequence
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Type Organizations
Type Portals
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Typeroom
Showcasing outstanding typographic works from around the globe
Typofile
Typography community and inspiration.
Typewolf
Typography inspiration.
Grain Edit
Blog on classic design work 1950s-1970s
Incredible Types
Curated collection of nice typography, mostly print work.
Typeverything
Hand lettering inspiration.
Free Fonts
Typeface Select/ID Tools
Typeface Selection/ID Tools
Free Fonts
1001freefonts.com
fontspace.com
fontshop.com
http://www.dafont.com/
Font Identification
WhatTheFont
Upload an image and it magically tells you the name of the font
Type Sample
Install this bookmark let to identify and save samples of web fonts.
Typeface Selection Tools
Typeface Glossary
Univers vs Helvetica
How to Use OpenLab
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/help/joining-a-course/
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/help/signing-up-on-the-openlab/
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/help/writing-a-post/
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/help/adding-images-to-your-site/
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/blog/help/categories-and-tags/
Adding a Post:
1. In the WordPress Dashboard, click on the tab Posts > Add New to create a new post
2. Add a title in the title box at the top.
3. Add an image (Add > Media) or formatted written content using the Post Editor.
4. Add the relevant Category (choose from the existing list).
5. Click Save Draft for later or click Publish to publish immediately.
Real Type In Motion
Public Domain Review
The Public Domain Review
Pinterest Public Domain Review
Online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, typography, literature, and ideas.
The focus is on works into the public domain, that vast commons of out-of-copyright material that everyone is free to enjoy, share, and build upon without restriction.
“Public Domain Review” is in the Public Domain
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Depero Futurista Publication Design
Publication Design
Fortunato Depero
Italian Futurist artist/designer 1892-1960
The Bolted Book (Depero Futurista)
Known as “The Bolted Book” because of its famous binding using two aluminum industrial bolts
“The art of the future will be largely advertising.” Fortunato Depero
All pages can be viewed at link below
www.boltedbook.com
The book itself is an interesting and unusual design object.
The bolts that hold the book together at can be unscrewed, and the pages taken out;
It is one of the rarest collectable art books around.
The bolted bind let Depero unscrew the book and display pages as a mobile art gallery.
The bolts also did not let book lay flat and if was placed in a “traditional” bookshelf or library the bolts would damage other books or “disrupt the status quo.” The bolt represents the machinery of the “future” used as symbolism for the Futurist Movement.
The Bolted Book was a ground breaking typographic experiment and bold exploration in nearly every art and design medium.
The Book was a portfolio, business card, and portable museum (when the bolts were removed, the pages could be pinned up on a wall, exhibition style).
He was the only Futurist ever to live in New York City.
He produced graphic design and covers for Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and even pillow designs for Macy’s.
Depero urged artists to market themselves to potential clients.
In a way it could be looked upon as the first internet portfolio of it’s day
Facsimile
New York Public Library Has an Original and Facsimile Version
Facsimile Version Was Published In 2017
It Can Be Read By Appointment Only
Catalog page here
AUTHOR Depero, Fortunato, 1892-1960.
TITLE Depero futurista : 1913-1927 / Dinamo-Azari.
BOOK/TEXT | Edizione della Dinamo | 1927
SASB – Print Collection Rm 308 (Spencer Coll. Ital. 1927 95-354)
SASB – Print Collection Rm 308 Spencer Coll. Ital. 1927 95-354 BY APPT ONLY
Spencer Collection- Regular Hours 1 PM–5:45 PM
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
476 Fifth Avenue (42nd St and Fifth Ave), Third Floor , Room 308
(212) 930-0817
Pinterest:
VIdeo
About the Bolted Book
www.boltedbook.com
Bolted Book Brief
Reference:
Fortunato Depero at Designboom
Depero exhibition at the Center for Italian Modern Art, 2014
Articles:
www.typeroom.eu
https://www.architetti.com/depero-futurista-il-libro-imbullonato-va-nuovamente-in-stampa.html
www.lavocedinewyork.com
typostrate.com
formfiftyfive.com
www.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com
www.newyorker.com
Publications
“Fortunato Depero (1892–1960): A Chronology” in Futurist Depero 1913–1950, catalogue for the 2014 exhibition at the
Fundación Juan March in Madrid (pages 437–440):
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Insane posters
Bodoni Manual 1818-2018 200th Birthday
Giambattista Bodoni
Manuale Tipografico
Bicentennial
A masterwork of design and typography
Complete Online Volume 1 • Complete Online Volume 2
After 200 years Bodoni’s aesthetic sense serves as a guide to all typographers.
His fame became comparable to that of today’s rock star. Visitors flocked to his print works on the banks of the river Parma, wanting a glimpse of him working in his studio.
Benjamin Franklin, a printer himself, wrote a fan letter. In 1805, even emperor Napoleon and empress Josephine visited the city and asked to see him.
The manual compiles Bodoni’s lifetime of work and his first successful modern typefaces. Bodoni’s typefaces emanate warmth and humanity; they are still used to evoke elegance and strength.
Margherita Dall’Aglio Bodoni five years after Bodoni died, published the Manuale typografico of 1818, the specimen book to end all specimen books.
Published in two volumes, it was over 600 pages long and contained 265 pages of roman characters, “imperceptibly declining in size, romans, italics, and script types, and the series of 125 capital letters; 181 pages of Greek and Oriental characters; 1036 decorations and 31 borders; followed in the last 20 pages by symbols, ciphers, numerals, and musical examples
“Manuale-Tipografico1.jpg” by Giambattista Bodoni is in the Public Domain
Giambattista Bodoni February 16, 1740 [1813 iwas an Italian typographer, type-designer, compositor, printer and publisher in Parma.
He first took the type-designs of Pierre Simon Fournier as his exemplars, but afterwards became an admirer of the more modelled types of John Baskerville; and he and Firmin Didot evolved a style of type called ‘New Face’, in which the letters are cut in such a way as to produce a strong contrast between the thick and thin parts of their body. Bodoni designed many type-faces, each one in a large range of type sizes.
There have been several modern revivals of his type-faces, all called Bodoni. They are often used as display faces.
His fame became comparable to that of today’s rock star. Visitors flocked to his print works on the banks of the river Parma, wanting a glimpse of him working in his studio.[9] Benjamin Franklin, a printer himself, wrote a fan letter. In 1805, even the emperor Napoleon and empress Josephine visited the city and asked to see him; alas, that very day Bodoni was confined to bed with a disastrous attack of gout, a disease that was to plague him until the end of his life.
Giambattista Bodoni
Manuale Tipografico Bicentennial
Parma, 1818. 13 1/8 inches x 9 inches, 2 volumes:
Princeton University Collection
The Morgan Library
Stanford University Library
“Giambattista Bodoni” is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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Type Games
Online Typography Games
What Typeface Are You?
“type dating” game, learn how to pair typefaces.
Kern Type
A game to achieve readable text by kerning. Move the letters, score depends on how close you are to a typographer’s solution.
Shape Type
Shape Type is an addictive letter shaping game
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Why Man Creates, 1968
bass on titles
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Helvetica
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Two Minutes
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10 Design related videos
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