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New Blood Festival 2019 Talk – Type Everything: An A-Z of typography

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Chris Rowson TBWA Chiat NY shares his advice to young creatives for breaking the mould with typography and learning new skills.

Rowson’s A-Z of typography spoke about interesting use of kerning and leading, negative space, and experimenting with algorithms and new technology within typography.

Chris goes on to say by learning experimental typography, and how to improve your typography and lettering knowledge, designers can convey powerful and meaningful messages in their work.

(Reposted from D&AD website here: https://www.dandad.org/en/d-ad-typography-tips-chris-rowson-new-blood-advice/)

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