Creative Typesetting for Editorial Projects
A course by Fraser Muggeridge , Typographic Designer
Joined December 2020
Learn to apply practical typographic details to a piece of text to communicate tone, feeling, and emotion
Learn to apply practical typographic details to a piece of text to communicate tone, feeling, and emotion
Joined December 2020
To have an eye for detail in editorial design, it is important to understand the tone and emotion of typography and how it affects the entire layout. Through his studio, Fraser Muggeridge has been helping clients like Metronomy, Hot Chip, Taylor Swift, and Thames and Hudson communicate messages, values, and ideas.
In this online course, Fraser takes you through his creative process to design an editorial layout, ready to be printed on the page. Learn how to rearrange a complex text into an original and communicative piece.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 15 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (37)
- 1,819 students
- 15 lessons (2h 42m)
- 15 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe InDesignWhat is this course's project?
Redesign a complex piece of text for a printed page, tackling creative issues like hierarchy, structure, and details.
Who is this online course for?
This course is ideal for graphic designers who want to explore the editorial world.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you need an understanding of graphic design, as well as access to Adobe InDesign, and a printer.
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A course by Fraser Muggeridge
Fraser Muggeridge studio is a typographic design company based in London. Throughout a wide range of formats, from artists’ books and exhibition catalogs to posters, marketing material, exhibitions, and websites, the studio prioritizes artists’ and writers’ content over signature style.
Fraser Muggeridge founded and is a tutor at Typography Summer School, a week-long program of typographic study for recent graduates and professionals, held in London (since 2010) and New York (since 2013). He is a visiting lecturer at The University of Readingon the MA Book Design Course and Camberwell College of Art, London, 2nd Year of BA Graphic Design. His work is showcased in the Special Collections at Chelsea College of Arts Library, London; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York, and The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Examples
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Learning to See
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Principles of Typography 1
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Principles of Typography 2
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Printing and Proofing
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U3
System
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The Brief and Hierarchy
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The Paragraph
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Grids and Marginalia
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Mathematics
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U4
Details
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Letter and Word Spacing
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Typographic Detail
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Paragraph Shape
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U5
Sharing Your Typographic Work
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Finalising Your Project
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You Are Not the Designer
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FP
Final project
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Creative Typesetting for Editorial Projects
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dayannamp
This is one of the greatest Domestika courses i´ve ever made, totally recommended!
sthrlnd
I found this course exceedingly helpful and informative. It enhanced my practice by leaps and bounds. I would do a second course by Fraser in a heartbeat
ruizc2010
Maravilloso curso!! Muy agradecida con esta enseñanza y el profesor :)
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asilvana_omar
Siendo estudiante de diseño grafico me dio herramientas para ir a detalles mas concretos y exhaustivos! me gusto mucho el curso en su totalidad.
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margacastro
Me ha encantado. Mucho nivel. Muy comprimido pero muy buena base para seguir aprendiendo y explorando el diseño tipográfico, un mundo fascinante!
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