Hi Guys! Can You Help Me With A College Interview?

[u/YanAlbaSongMaster]

I am being asked to contact Professional Designers, and the subject is typography.

This assignment is out of place even though most of the known Designers are not going to take their time to answer me.

I would like to leave the questions here, so as not to take your time in Chat, send them to my DM answered or leave a comment right here, these are the questions:

• *How long have you been involved in Design* : R

• *Do you dedicate a lot to Topography?* : R

• *What concepts in terms of graphic approach should I take to create a Typography?* : R

• *About how many typographies have you created or studied and applied* : R

• *How do you think typography can change in the future through creative processes* : R

• *What should I take into practice to make an innovation in the world of typography?* : R

• *A tip when using typefaces in general?* : R

• *How do I make my typography catch someone's attention?* : R

• *As a designer, what do you think about the current use of typography?* : R

Note: You can send me your social media or where you work to DM to assign you as my interviewed designer ;)

[u/Imaginary-Arugula735]

You might want to change your headline to “Hi Typographers: Can you help me with a college interview?”

I say this because, while graphic designers use typefaces — and some dabble in typeface design — very few design typefaces professionally. Typography is a small niche within graphic design.

Classic typeface design is similar to architecture in 2D…it’s quite painstaking, demands precision and the creativity expressed is often quite subtle due to practical and historical constraints. I’d imagine good typographers think of themselves as composers…because a beautiful typeface has rhythm and harmony and clarity.

All that being said, I am not a typographer, and finding them on Reddit might be easier said than done. Perhaps explore some of the well known type foundries and drop some emails to typographers whose work impresses you. Good luck.

[u/YanAlbaSongMaster → u/Imaginary-Arugula735]

Thanks for the information, I am starting out in graphic design, but my education where I am practicing it is not very advanced.

I go to Reddit because it's almost impossible for me to contact a professional on typhography designer known by any social network, and I have to take the interview next week.

Yeah I know, it sounds crazy, but that's the way it is for that teacher.

[u/Imaginary-Arugula735 → u/YanAlbaSongMaster]

Adobe fonts is a good place to start; they list foundries and designers with brief bios.

Typographers in general might be more generous with their time than a “design star.”

https://fonts.adobe.com/foundries

[u/YanAlbaSongMaster → u/Imaginary-Arugula735]

Thanks you! It makes a lot of sense, since you know, this assignment is weird.

[u/Valuable-Forestry]

Oh boy, this sounds like one of those assignments where your professor wants to make life as complicated as possible just for kicks. I mean, who’s out here casually chatting with “professional designers” just like that? Might as well be asking who has the time to boil the ocean!

But hey, let’s not be defeatist here. Here's some essentials: dive into design forums and spam the heck out of any designers who seem remotely approachable. Also, news flash: lots of designers love talking about their work. Catch someone on a good day and they'll write you an essay! Or maybe not, but worth a shot, right? Just make sure whatever answers you get aren't all out there just reading from the same old typography book.

Good luck securing a designer for this thrilling piece of academia! 😂

[u/YanAlbaSongMaster → u/Valuable-Forestry]

I am very annoyed at this moment and yes, yes it is.

She is a lady who does not handle the digital world very well, but well, most of the teachers there do not, very few are those who handle this profession well, of course, she is one of those, but she is very wrong in some practices and requirements, really wrong seen as a student.

I will take it into account, thanks, I will look around, because I really do not know what to do and the contact to professionals or acquaintances for a person like me, man, needless to say lol.