Typography Basics: Everything you need to know to make great layouts
06/11/19 • 44 min
Show notes:
Typography: so hip right now, but what is it? This week, we are talking type. It's more than just clickity clackity typey typey onto your keyboard. It's part science, part art, part dumb jokes about fonts. Join us for our spooky typography party!
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Tweet us @lovelettersco or @mistertrost
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Resources:
Font pairing:
https://fonts.google.com/featured/Five+Fresh+Headline+and+Body+Text+Pairings
Chiller: https://fontzone.net/font-details/chiller
Criteria: https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-contrast-contrast.html
Tool: https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/https://material.io/design/typography/understanding-typography.html
Vertical Rhythm:
http://typecast.com/blog/4-simple-steps-to-vertical-rhythm
Framer: https://www.framer.com
Show notes:
Typography: so hip right now, but what is it? This week, we are talking type. It's more than just clickity clackity typey typey onto your keyboard. It's part science, part art, part dumb jokes about fonts. Join us for our spooky typography party!
Questions? Email us
Tweet us @lovelettersco or @mistertrost
For more episodes + show notes, visit
Resources:
Font pairing:
https://fonts.google.com/featured/Five+Fresh+Headline+and+Body+Text+Pairings
Chiller: https://fontzone.net/font-details/chiller
Criteria: https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-contrast-contrast.html
Tool: https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/https://material.io/design/typography/understanding-typography.html
Vertical Rhythm:
http://typecast.com/blog/4-simple-steps-to-vertical-rhythm
Framer: https://www.framer.com
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