Independent Type Design Research

Self-Directed

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1. History and Theory
   1. Brief History of Typefaces △
   2. Typographic Vocabulary ○
   3. Anatomy of Letters ○
   4. Principles of Type Design: Contrast, Balance, Optical Correction, Rhythm, and Hierarchy □
   5. Readability, Legibility, and Expressiveness □
2. Design Process
   1. Process Overview △
   2. Ideation △
   3. Developing Concepts □
   4. Type Design Brief △
   5. Tools for Drawing and Measurement □
3. Digital Production
   1. Introduction to Type Editors ○
   2. Digitizing Sketches and Refining Curves ○
   3. Naming Conventions ○
   4. Characters ○
   5. Bearings, Spacing, Kerning, and Developing Metrics □
   6. Introduction to OpenType □
   7. Features, Ligatures, Alternates, and Positions □
   8. Type Testing □
4. Project Development
   1. Creating a Functional Typeface □
   2. Developing a Type Specimen □
   3. Presentation and Critique □
   4. Type Licenses □
   5. Marketing □
   6. Type Customization □