Design, Graphics & Visual Media

Graphic design & typography

Graphic design & typography sits within Design, Graphics & Visual Media. Look for the decisions connecting visual results, creative tools, and the experience of an audience. This selection contains 38 catalog videos from 31 distinct channels. The examples below offer specific entry points into the subject, with their own vocabulary and scope, rather than a prescribed sequence of lessons.

Recurring catalog topics include typesetting, branding, unicode, kinetic typography, linguistics and logo design. These tags describe overlapping directions within the collection; an individual video may connect several of them. Recorded formats include comedy, commentary, demo, documentary, explainer, interview, lecture, music and talk. Use those differences to choose between approaches to the subject and to compare how different contributors frame related questions.

“Mouse Cursor History (and why I made my own)”, listed under Posy, is cataloged as explainer. Posy gives a short history of the computer mouse cursor, from early straight pointers to the tilted arrow, comparing Apple and Windows designs. He then explains why he designed his own cursor…

“Brown; color is weird”, listed under Technology Connections, is cataloged as explainer. Technology Connections explains why brown is not a spectral color but a context-dependent perception, essentially dark orange seen against brighter surroundings.