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The Ultimate Guide to Typography

Laura KeungLessons: 12Length: 38 minutes
Typography
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2.2 Type Families

In this lesson, we’ll expand on the different collections of faces that were designed together to work together. We’ll talk about the different font weights, font styles, and proportions (condensed, narrow, extended).

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1.Introduction
3 lessons, 06:46

1.1
Introduction
00:53

1.2
A Brief History of Type
04:27

1.3
Typeface vs. Font
01:26

2.Type Classification and Type Families
3 lessons, 15:13

2.1
Type Classification
09:44

2.2
Type Families
02:46

2.3
Font File Types
02:43

3.Legibility and Readability
3 lessons, 08:33

3.1
Legibility and Type Anatomy
02:45

3.2
Readability and Typesetting Basics
03:33

3.3
Common Typesetting Mistakes
02:15

4.Choosing Fonts and Font Combinations
2 lessons, 06:30

4.1
Choosing the Right Fonts
03:31

4.2
Font Combinations
02:59

5.Conclusion
1 lesson, 01:16

5.1
Conclusion
01:16

Laura Keung
Laura Keung
Laura is a design writer, design mentor, and entrepreneur leading Laura Keung Studio, currently based in Munich, Germany. She had her first design client during her first year of university and since then she fell in love with the design process. Laura studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto before interning at renowned studios in Canada and Austria. With 12 years of experience in the design industry, Laura leads her own design studio and collaborates with other creatives on branding and editorial design projects.