Chapter 5. Typography for Video
Proper use of type is crucial in designing effective graphics for video. Designing motion graphics (or even graphics that must be keyed over a moving source) is an extremely challenging task. You need to balance legibility with style, fitting enough information on the screen but not crowding it. Despite the importance of good typography, it’s one of the weakest areas of the video industry. Chances are, you’ve never taken a class devoted entirely to typography. This chapter will give you a crash course.
Typographic Essentials
Photoshop offers excellent controls for working with type. Because it’s so precise, you can create very attractive text-based graphics—if you know what you’re doing. Let’s take a quick look at ...
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