Flawless Typography: Understanding and breaking the rules
- Language: English
- Certificate: of completion
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (Machine translation)
- Duration: 2 hours
Typography is a powerful tool—it can upgrade your work or make it unclear. If you want to use it, you'll need to understand its rules... but if you want to master it, you'll also need to learn how and when to break those rules.
| Category | Course format | Language | Duration | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Direction, Typography | Online | English with Subt. | 2 hours | All Levels |
Requirements
There are no pre-requisites or requirements for this course.
The goal of this course is to show you how to sharpen your typography skills in order to wow your clients and create unforgettable digital experiences
Description
Defining typography is one of Mario’s and Bornfight's signature design practices, so this course will give you both the theoretical and the practical know-how needed to sharpen your skills and train your eye. You’ll first go through the history, the classification and the technical aspects of typography… and then upgrade it by learning how to communicate the right visual messages by choosing, using and combining typefaces in different contexts and scenarios.
Music Credit: Mr. Dirty Hairy
You will learn
- Typography fundamentals
- Combining typefaces
- Typesetting best practices
- Choosing typefaces
The course includes
- 2 hours of condensed knowledge
- Immediate access to the entire collection of videos
- Valuable links and resources for every lesson
Modules
What you will learn
in this course.
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Lessons
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Lesson 1Typography fundamentals
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History & classification
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Fundamental definitions
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Lesson 2Choosing typefaces
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Typography aspects
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Observing typefaces
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Understanding context
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Readability & legibility
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Type for screen
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Lesson 3Combining typefaces
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Quick practices
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Pairing strategies
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Evaluating pairs
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Lesson 4Typesetting best practices
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Headlines and body
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Working with type
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Details matter
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Breaking the rules
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Lesson 5Sharpening your skills
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Inspire
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Learn
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Practice
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Share
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Meet the teacher
BORNFIGHT STUDIO
Mario first started experimenting with typography in the late 90s through graffiti writing, fast forward to 2020 his focus on typography became one of Bornfight’s signature design practices. He has been with Bornfight’s team for more than 10 years now, which gave him the opportunity to experience all aspects of a project—operational, strategic, creative... Currently he is working as a Head of Design and leads Bornfight design team while keeping the hands-on-work practice.
Course Content
Typography is a powerful tool—it can upgrade your work or make it unclear. If you want to use it, you'll need to understand its rules... but if you want to master it, you'll also need to learn how and when to break those rules.
Features
- English
- English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (Machine translation)
- All Levels
- Access on mobile and Desktop
- Full time access
- Certificate of completion
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BORNFIGHT STUDIO
Teacher at awwwards.com
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