Typography is one of the most important aspects of good design. In this course, you’ll learn all you need to know about creating good typography as a UX Designer: how to choose a typeface; what to look for when laying out type, how to create typographic hierarchy, laying out type, and creating responsive typography.
?? This course was developed by Hope Armstrong. Hope is a Senior Product Designer at Treehouse.
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?? Course Contents ??
? Thanks to JM G for creating these time codes.
?? (0:00) Introduction: What is Typography?
?? (4:11) Typography vs Lettering
?? (4:58) Typeface vs Font
?? (5:57) How Typography Affects User Experience (UX)
?? (10:06) Elements of TypeFace
?? (12:40) Serifs
?? (13:20) Sans-serifs (Without serifs)
?? (13:28) Letterform Contrast
?? (13:54) Text Contrast in Comparison to the Background
?? (14:40) Text Color Contrast
?? (16:27) Typeface Genres (Types of Typefaces)
?? (17:46) Serif Sub-genres
?? (20:54) Sans-serifs Sub-genres
?? (23:25) Scripts
?? (24:39) Print Design vs Digital Design
?? (27:00) Help Clients Understand the Benefit of Good Fonts
?? (29:05) Fixed vs Fluid Layouts
?? (30:28) Choosing and Using Typefaces
?? (31:41) Installing Fonts
?? (32:15) A word on Font Formats
?? (34:45) Choosing a Text Typface
?? (37:12) Counters (Enclosed whitespace in Text)
?? (38:20) Typeface ‘Mood’ Matching the Content
?? (41:37) Choosing a Display Typeface
?? (46:35) Translating Text Typeface to Display Typeface
?? (48:08) Weight, Styles & Sizes
?? (48:33) Faux Bold & Italics vs True Bold & Italics
?? (51:34) Font Weighting & Styles
?? (53:14) Design Project using Figma
(More time codes to come.)
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