Typography School
BackVeteran graphic design/typography and letterpress teacher from the London College of Printing: David Dabner talks... giving an insight into the principles of design, creative letterpress and why computers make students sloppy.
Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: September 23, 2006 at 7:57 am
Author: omairways
Length: 0:04:59
Rating: 4.63
Views: 102,783
Tags: printing metal type graphic dabner grierson design typography typesetting letterpress fonts lcc lcp london graphics
Video Comments:
joecassara (Monday 17th of November 2008 05:08:40 PM)
The argument that technology makes people stupid, keeps them from thinking, makes them lazy, or otherwise detracts from the quality of their work is an old and tired one. People allow themselves to become sloppy, and their work less substantive, by their own volition. People, not technology, are their own worst enemy.
International72521 (Tuesday 28th of October 2008 04:19:04 PM)
McCain/Palin ads have horrible letter spacing.
phenmas (Wednesday 22nd of October 2008 01:15:08 PM)
I think it's great, because it helps you think about the end product especially if you are going on sheet fed press, and it teaches you control. Then after that point you can use your control on other tools. Just like in a darkroom there is a certain spirit same thing with letter press, if for nothing else but history use it once.
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flavomatic (Tuesday 14th of October 2008 07:58:54 AM)
I love how we blame our laziness on other things outside of ourselves.
sia23 (Tuesday 7th of October 2008 08:54:20 AM)
very nice...
lisagobb (Thursday 25th of September 2008 12:51:49 AM)
I would love to learn typography this way!
thefluffyshrimp (Thursday 25th of September 2008 12:37:17 AM)
I appreciate the beauty of the lithograph machine, and I do feel that computer's can make people lazy. However, any tool that makes a process easy can make a person lazy. In the long run, I feel its what you say that marks you as a thinker, not with how many steps or how long (or not) it takes you to say it. :)
xxkayziexx (Thursday 4th of September 2008 06:17:25 AM)
Excellent video. Would like to say thanks to David Dabner for his great graphic design book and for taking the time to put his input into this video. :) Both have helped greatly with my digital graphic design essay.
pickmeanameso (Thursday 14th of August 2008 08:23:06 AM)
dave maybe a legend but its a dusty old legend that the world has forgotten. Laughed so hard about his jazz analogy... he hasn't changed a bit and doubt he ever will. Great clip this. Brings back lots of memories...especially all those bloody stairs up to typo lab.