UI Typography Fundamentals (1h)

Full update: May 2024!

Welcome to this comprehensive course about UI Typography fundamentals!

Typography is a key element in design, breathing life into your work and guiding your audience.

In this one-hour course, I would like to give you an overview of the more technical side of setting up and working with typography for the web.

We will start with the basics, such as where to find typefaces, how many you need for a good UI setup, and why Superfamilies are so fantastic.

I will show you how to create a solid hierarchy by setting up a type scale and different ways to do that. We'll learn to name text styles effectively, ensuring we do not interfere with code setup and SEO. I'll demonstrate why using REM units over pixels is so important as soon as our design comes alive in code.

We will learn about font-weight and variable fonts. I will explain how to line-height works in CSS, what that means for your UI typography setup, and why whitespace is your best friend.

We'll also explore the importance of colour contrast and how to check and document it. And most importantly, we'll closely examine how to deal with typography across different screen sizes. This includes exploring setups with breakpoints and more modern approaches for fluid typography using CSS clamp.

While the focus is on the theoretical aspect, bridging the gap between design and code, we will also take a peek into practical implementation using tools like Figma, from basic text settings to more advanced techniques like using styles, variables, and modes.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced designer, this course is tailored to help you refine your typography skills and technical setup.

Videos cover: 

1. Typeface vs fonts
2. Serif, sans serif & superfamilies
3. Where to find fonts
4. How many typefaces
5. The type scale
6. Different scaling systems
7. Why rem and not px
8. Font weight and variable fonts
9. Demystifying line height
10. A word on naming
11. Typography in Figma
12. Figma variables for typography
13. White space is your superpower
14. Optimal line length
15. Colour and contrast in typography
16. Responsive typography with breakpoints
17. Fluid typography with CSS clamp()
18. Responsive typography in Figma with styles
19. Automating Figma typography with variables and modes
20. Some real-life examples

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