Introduction to Typography

Introduction to Typography, available at $39.99, has an average rating of 4.3, with 20 lectures, 3 quizzes, based on 94 reviews, and has 281 subscribers.

You will learn about Typesetting How to professionally pair fonts Avoid common typographic mistakes History and classification of typefaces Text sizing for web and print Type Anatomy This course is ideal for individuals who are People looking to get into a career in graphic, web, or UI design and want to gain foundational knowledge. or Designers who have recently started their career/education journey and want to refresh their basics. It is particularly useful for People looking to get into a career in graphic, web, or UI design and want to gain foundational knowledge. or Designers who have recently started their career/education journey and want to refresh their basics.

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Summary

Title: Introduction to Typography

Price: $39.99

Average Rating: 4.3

Number of Lectures: 20

Number of Quizzes: 3

Number of Published Lectures: 20

Number of Published Quizzes: 3

Number of Curriculum Items: 23

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 23

Number of Practice Tests: 1

Number of Published Practice Tests: 1

Original Price: CA$159.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Typesetting
How to professionally pair fonts
Avoid common typographic mistakes
History and classification of typefaces
Text sizing for web and print
Type Anatomy

Who Should Attend

People looking to get into a career in graphic, web, or UI design and want to gain foundational knowledge.
Designers who have recently started their career/education journey and want to refresh their basics.

Target Audiences

People looking to get into a career in graphic, web, or UI design and want to gain foundational knowledge.
Designers who have recently started their career/education journey and want to refresh their basics.

Great typography goes unnoticed. In this course you’re going to learn all the rules and tricks in order to use typography effectively. We’ll be going over skills that any professional designer would need to excel in the working world. These skills apply to any area of graphic design, including web or UI/UX design.

This course is for those beginning their design career, who are still in school, or who are self taught. This course has some quizzes and tests in order for you to test your understanding as you go through the curriculum. I also have accompanying external resources and games to help you improve your skills beyond the lectures. The best way to learn typography is to practice it in a real world setting, with real text provided to you by a business. It is difficult to recreate that situation in a course or school setting, but if you understand all these typography rules and you apply them to your designs then I have no doubt that your work will be great.

Skills you’ll gain from this course:

Understand typography fundamentals
Apply typographic principles to digital and print media
Learn the history of typography and its accompanying industry vocabulary
Be able to speak to other designers about typography using language they’ll understand
Learn how typography is visually perceived
Learn the best way to present your type of people to read
Confidently choose and pair typefaces so that they are attractive and readable

By the end of this course, you’ll have a theoretical and practical understanding of typography that will directly aid you in a real world setting. You’ll have the foundational tools to create professional typography and speak to your fellow designers in a language they’ll understand.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to Typography

Lecture 1: Introduction to Typography

Lecture 2: Why Typography is Important

Chapter 2: Vocabulary and History of Typography

Lecture 1: Speaking the Same Language

Lecture 2: The Printing Press

Lecture 3: Classifying Type Throughout History: Serifs

Lecture 4: Classifying Type Throughout History: Sans Serif

Lecture 5: Classifying Type Throughout History: Scripts and Display Fonts

Chapter 3: Understanding Letterforms

Lecture 1: Weights, Styles, and Spacing

Lecture 2: Anatomy of a Typeface

Chapter 4: Typesetting

Lecture 1: Leading

Lecture 2: Tracking

Lecture 3: Kerning

Lecture 4: Paragraphs

Lecture 5: A Comfortable Measure

Lecture 6: Text Sizing for Print and Digital Design

Chapter 5: Roles and Personalities

Lecture 1: Roles and Personalities of Typefaces

Lecture 2: Typographic Hierarchy

Lecture 3: How to Pair Fonts

Lecture 4: Font Pairings with Examples

Chapter 6: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Conclusion

Instructors

Cassandra Cappello
Senior Product Designer

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 1 votes
2 stars: 2 votes
3 stars: 18 votes
4 stars: 28 votes
5 stars: 45 votes

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