Learn Typography

Master the art of typography. Learn everything from fonts and hand lettering to web typography, and start creating beautiful and effective typographic designs.

Getting started with Typography

  • What Fonts Are Trending Now and Font Trends for 2023

    What Fonts Are Trending Now and Font Trends for 2023

    Grace Fussell
  • Best Sans Serif and Serif Font Combinations (Sophisticated Font Pairings)

    Best Sans Serif and Serif Font Combinations (Sophisticated Font Pairings)

    Laura Keung
    1. Draw a Woodcut-Inspired Typographic Illustration in Photoshop

      Draw a Woodcut-Inspired Typographic Illustration in Photoshop

      Tutorial Advanced

      A popular method of drawing screen-printable illustrations is one inspired by woodcut illustration. While this method is usually made of black-only printing,...

    2. Quick Tip: Importing Type Using InDesign CS5

      Quick Tip: Importing Type Using InDesign CS5

      Tutorial Beginner

      Importing type into Indesign can seem like a straight forward process, either copy and paste or use the place option. It is definitely a process designers...

    3. Quick Tip: Put Text Into Perspective Using Illustrator CS5

      Quick Tip: Put Text Into Perspective Using Illustrator CS5

      Tutorial Intermediate

      When you think of drawing in perspective, you usually think of buildings and cityscapes. But live, editable type can also be used for some interesting...

    4. Quick Tip: Automatic Formatting using GREP Styles in Adobe InDesign

      Quick Tip: Automatic Formatting using GREP Styles in Adobe InDesign

      Tutorial Intermediate

      InDesign's GREP styles are the magic of automatic formatting. In this Quick Tip we will explain how to set up GREP styles and how you can use them to for a...

    5. Create a Rationalized, Geometric Wordmark and Ambigram

      Create a Rationalized, Geometric Wordmark and Ambigram

      Tutorial Advanced

      Creating your own graphic identity is never an easy feat. In fact, it might be the hardest thing you've ever done. There is usually no deadline - just a...

    6. Create Brilliant Glossy Typography in Photoshop

      Create Brilliant Glossy Typography in Photoshop

      Tutorial Advanced

      When used together, Photoshop and Illustrator are a powerful combination. They can be combined to create just about any type of illustration. Today, we will...

    7. Designing a Typeface, With Illustrator and FontLab, from Start to Finish - Part 3

      Designing a Typeface, With Illustrator and FontLab, from Start to Finish - Part 3

      Tutorial Advanced

      In Parts 1 and 2 of this tutorial we designed out buts off, now its time to bring it all together. FontLab is a powerful program, in the right hands, and can...

    8. Designing a Typeface, With Illustrator and FontLab, from Start to Finish - Part 2

      Designing a Typeface, With Illustrator and FontLab, from Start to Finish - Part 2

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In this installment of Designing a Typeface we will be continuing on with the artwork from Part 1. So you've got the framework for some lovely letters worked...

    9. Designing a Typeface, With Illustrator and FontLab, from Start to Finish - Part 1

      Designing a Typeface, With Illustrator and FontLab, from Start to Finish - Part 1

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Lets get one thing straight, there is a difference between 'lettering' and 'type design', this can be some serious stuff. There are people who strictly...

    10. Create Vibrant Typography in a Rough Cartoon Style

      Create Vibrant Typography in a Rough Cartoon Style

      Tutorial Intermediate

      Today we are going to take a look at a well-known type of typography treatment. You will not only get an idea of how to create cool typography, but you will...

    11. Create an Organic Spring Lettering Illustration

      Create an Organic Spring Lettering Illustration

      Tutorial Advanced

      Warm up your illustration skills with this spring-inspired tutorial for creating organic letters. Use of a Wacom tablet is recommended but not required.

    12. Creating Imaginative Typography with Adobe Illustrator

      Creating Imaginative Typography with Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial Intermediate

      In this tutorial, I will guide you through the creation of unique typography and supporting elements, rich in the use of shape, color and pattern. The...