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Typography Fundamentals - Feel confident with type!
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Typography Fundamentals - Feel confident with type!

Learn how to use type properly and effectively. Avoid common mistakes. Obtain professional results in graphic design
Created byWanda Granata
Last updated 9/2019
English
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What you'll learn

  • Develop the capacity to individuate different styles and influences in typefaces
  • Feel confident when choosing and combining typography
  • Avoid common mistakes
  • Make an effective use of typography

Course content

5 sections • 14 lectures • 58m total length

  • Anatomy1:15

    Introduction to the different elements of the letterform. This knowledge will be useful when having to decide what typeface to use according to the function or the style required.

  • Optical Compensation2:02

    Optical compensations are the tricks that type designers use to give the illusion of uniform, even text a body sizes. In this lesson, you will be shown some unexpected situations you may encounter when enlarging type (for example, in a big header or logo).

  • Anatomy

Requirements

  • No software or software knowledge is required.

Description

Course Summary

Typography is present in every graphic design project, whether it be print or digital, motion or brand identity. This course explains how to use type properly in order to obtain professional results. The course directly addresses development of the skills a graphic designer must master for real world projects.

The use of video, voiceover, images and motion help to create a smooth and efficient learning experience with lasting results.

The course It’s structured in the following way:

    1. Tools:

    Develop a basic knowledge of the shape, proportions, and historical heritage of the letterforms that permit the graphic designer to classify typefaces into categories.

    2. Methodology:

    Once basic knowledge is required and common language is established, a method that can be applied to any graphic design project is presented. This method will enable the student to choose the right typefaces for each project with confidence.

    3. Obtaining Visible Professional Results:

    There are many specific elements of typography that a professional graphic designer must master in order to deliver the desired result in a clean and effective manner.

    The following concepts are explained:

    · Kerning, tracking, leading, alignment and spacing

    · A collection of Dos and Don’ts as well as Quick Tips that will come in handy in every project is presented

    4. Verification

    The use of quizzes at the end of each lesson will allow the student to gauge their understanding of the most important concepts.

    5. Keep learning!

    Recommended books and online resources are presented for the purpose of ongoing learning as well as staying updated about current typography trends.

As stated above, this course is less about the history of typography and is father strictly relevant for people who want to develop skills and learn the tools needed for typography now.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is perfect for graphic designers that are already working, that need the knowledge now, and may be they don’t have enough time to read or follow long courses. Non graphic designers are NOT excluded for we start from the beginning and really anybody interested in typography may follow this course.

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