0 Type is Power

In addition to being a great resource for any Graphic Design teacher, this video on the history of typography sheds some fascinating light on the rich history behind type.  At first, I was a bit confused as to why this video, which takes a sort of In Plain English approach, wouldn't just save themselves the trouble of cutting out all of these little letters and instead do a digital version.   On further consideration, however, this really is a typographer's video.  This attention to detail and care is a process that is so.... typographic; its literally the perfect project for someone who pays extra attention to dotting their 'i's and crossing their 't's.


...and it makes a nice little virtual extra mother's day gift for my type-obsessed wife. Happy mother's day!

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0 Fantastic Videos on Composition

These videos on the Principles of Design from Ctrl+Paint are, hands down, some of the best explanations that I've ever seen. I'm sure these will become a mainstay in my classroom. I don't even like teaching about the E&P's; on any given day I'm going to lean more towards incorporating Oliva Gude's Postmodern Principles in my class.  However, as modernist as these ideas are, good design is good design, and for my money Matt Kohr explains these concepts with clarity, simplicity, and elegance.  Using fantasy subjects to illustrate his point, these videos appeal to both my inner art geek, and my inner... well, traditional geek.

Matt has a whole library of stuff outside of Design as well, some that has to do with digital painting, which is his focus, and some which is applicable to a broad range of art forms. 

I'll hook you with his video on Balance, here, and then you can head over to Ctrl+Paint for the rest of the videos. 
CtrlPaint - Principles of Design: Balance from matt kohr on Vimeo.

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0 Steel Tongs

One of my IB Film students who is working on her video portfolio for college found this great font called Steel Tongs. As you can see, it quickly creates production credits that you can use for generating professional looking movie posters or title sequences. If you haven't found this site yet, there are lots of great fonts to be found at dafont. Thanks Cailin!

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