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Previewing web type choices with the Typecast app

Previewing web type choices with the Typecast app - CSS Tutorial

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Previewing web type choices with the Typecast app

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In this tutorial I am going to show you a useful tool I've found for finding, previewing and testing web type. The tool is typecast, which we're looking at right now, and it's a tool I find myself using a lot in my own work. So I wanted to show you what I've found so useful about it. In some earlier turotrials we looked at creating typographic prototype pages. Typecast is another way you can use to create these besides doing them all by hand. Of course, to get the full features of the app you need to have a paid Typecast account. However, they do have a lightweight free option connected with Google fonts that I'll show you in a minute as well. Once you log into your Typecast account, you arrive at your dashboard page where you have a list of recent projects, as well as some templates you can use to start a new project. I find the Side by Side template is great when you're trying to compare different typefaces. And the Style Elements template is great when you're trying to create a…

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