Typography: Learn the Basics to Build a Solid Foundation
What you'll learn
- Understand what the different categories of fonts are.
- Recognize the differences between the various categories.
- Know the histories of the different types and common usages.
- See how their histories have influenced their traits.
- Gauge their overall strengths and weaknesses based on different contexts.
Requirements
- This is a beginner-level course that does not force students to have any special prior knowledge. Also, no special tools or software is required.
Description
**UPDATED AUGUST 2015** Called "Amazing overview of typography - very engaging!"
Start to become comfortable tackling everyday design challenges! This course was created for non-designers who want to understand typography better.
About this course:
- Quick and concise lessons
- No special tools or software needed
- Quizzes and materials to help you learn
- Full, free lifetime access to this course
- All future extra lectures for this course and upgrades are always included for free
- Unconditional Udemy 30 day money-back guarantee - that's my personal promise of your success!
Today, you can start to increase your confidence with putting together your own content.
Also, the first 1,000 students of this course will receive a very special bonus - free access to the next course I am creating. That course will go deeper into typography and help you further your skills through things like learning how to design strong layouts, pair fonts effectively, and use simple graphic design principles to strengthen your work.
Click the "take this course" button, top right, now to enroll.
Who this course is for:
- Students who will get the most out of this course are absolute beginners who have no background with typography. This course is intended to build a foundational understanding of typefaces that will later be built on to help students easily choose fonts for projects, combine them nicely, add meaning and beauty to their work, and create content with greater confidence.
- Design professionals and other students who already have a working knowledge of typography will find this course too basic.
Instructor
- 4.1 Instructor Rating
- 90 Reviews
- 11,381 Students
- 2 Courses
My background is in fashion and digital marketing. Over the past few years, I have served as the Director of Marketing for a handmade sneaker company, consulted fashion startups on their digital marketing efforts and, most recently, am the co-founder of a fashion startup.
I have a passion for helping and sharing what I know with people who are looking for insights. My courses will pull from my background to help other people involved with small business projects, startups, or even freelancers and educators who are looking to hone their skills.