Typography

Typography

For web designers, understanding typography is an important aspect of creating a great User Experience. If you work in the web design field, you need to understand typography and how to apply this technique to your UI/UX projects. This self-paced course is all about typography! You will learn the rules of typography and gain a highly marketable visual communication skill.

What you will learn

• The purpose of typography
• The difference between fonts and typefaces
• The rules of typography and when how professionals break the rules
• About Section 508 compliance considerations
• How to make type flow
• How to build a style guide for your project

How you will benefit

• Expand your toolkit as a web designer
• Transition from a graphic design role to web design

Syllabus

• Anatomy
• Typeface vs. Font
• Rules for Typography
• Types of Typography
• Type Hierarchy
• Building an Efficient Style Guide

Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or later.
• Mac: macOS 10.8 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

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