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- Core Tech
An Introduction to Design
Learn the fundamentals of design and apply them to your own work.
What you'll learn
Design is all around us but most of us don't notice it. By the end of this course you'll start to notice design elements in everyday life. By understanding the fundamentals of design, you can start to apply them to your software UI & UX, marketing materials, emails, web design and pretty much anything else you produce.
Table of contents
- Module Overview | 1m 24s
- What is Typography? | 2m 4s
- A Brief History of Typography | 3m 22s
- Typeface or Font? | 1m 53s
- Typeface Families | 2m 46s
- Basic Anatomy of Type | 5m 26s
- Categories of Typeface | 3m 36s
- The Difference between Legibility and Readability | 3m 31s
- Readability in Context | 2m 40s
- Better Typography: Measure | 2m 8s
- Better Typography: Leading | 1m 47s
- Better Typography: Scale | 1m 59s
- Better Typography: Vertical Rhythm | 3m 8s
- Better Typography: Kerning | 1m 34s
- Module Summary | 1m 5s
About the author
With over 15 years experience, Jason Roberts is a Microsoft .NET MVP, freelance developer, and author.