Typography for Creative Pros
Training Classes
Every creative professional regardless of specialty can learn to communicate more effectively with type. Fill in the gaps in your typographic know-how and learn how to “see” type like you’ve never seen it before. Every creative professional, regardless of specialty, can benefit from learning to communicate more effectively with type. AGI offers several ways to learn Typography for Creative Pros.
Typography for Creative Pros: Communicating more effectively using type Training Class
- What makes a good typeface
- OpenType demystified
- Type crimes: Are you a type criminal?
- Fine-tuning type, including alignment, hyphenation, hung punctuation, etc.
- Tracking, kerning, and word spacing
- Tips for more professional typography
- Creative techniques and ideas
- Keyboard shortcuts and time-saving tips
Typography for Creative Pros Training Class
Topics Covered
This typographic training teaches and demonstrates the expert-level typographic skills and aesthetics that are rarely taught in schools or fully understood by professionals.Whether you are a beginner or seasoned pro, this typography training will sharpen your eye and give you practical, usable skills that will visibly improve the beauty, clarity and effectiveness of all your typographic projects.
This course is led by Ilene Strizver who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the classroom. For 9 years, she was Director of Typeface Development at the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) in New York City. She developed more than 300 text and display typefaces with such respected and world-renowned type designers as Sumner Stone, Erik Spiekermann, Jill Bell, Jim Parkinson, and the late Phill Grimshaw. Prior to ITC, Ilene was Creative & Production Director of Upper & lowercase (U&lc), the award-winning international journal for typography and typographic design. Her book, Type Rules! The designer’s guide to professional typography, 2nd edition, has earned numerous accolades from the design community, including the Editor’s Choice Award by the online publication, Design, Type & Graphics Magazine. Contact AGI about this Typography training class.
Typography for Creative Pros Training Class Course Materials
You will receive a comprehensive course manual for this class developed by the Certified Instructors at AGI.
| Typography for Creative Pros Schedule | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City | Month | Day | Time |
| New York City | May | 15 | 9:30am - 4:30pm |
Typography for Crative Pros Training Class is offered in Boston (Woburn), and New York City.
Call 800 851 9237 to schedule.
Private or custom Typography for Creative Pros Training
AGI offers customized Typography for Creative Pros training at your office or at our locations. Whether you need introductory Typography for Creative Pros training or advanced training, our Certified Expert instructors are available for all of your Typography for Creative Pros training needs.
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- - Call AGI at 800 851 9237 or 781 376 6044 to talk with a representative about our Typography for Creative Pros training courses
Typography for Creative Pros Training Class Locations
AGI offers regularly scheduled and private Typography for Creative Pros classes at our training centers. Typography for Creative Pros Training in or near Boston, and New York City. Visit our Typography for Creative Pros training class locations page.
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