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1/25/2017Released
12/11/2013- What is a font?
- Understanding TrueType, PostScript, and OpenType fonts
- Using web fonts
- Understanding what fonts come with your computer
- Purchasing fonts
- Activating and deactivating fonts
- Installing fonts
- Using Mac Font Book or Suitcase Fusion
- Choosing font management software
- Identifying fonts
- Creating fonts in InDesign
Skill Level Intermediate
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- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm Mike Rankin and welcome to Font Management Essential Training. Someone once described fonts as the clothes that words wear. And while that might sound a little bit silly, it's actually a fairly accurate description of what a font is. Fonts can make language visible by giving form to words. Which are otherwise just ideas and sounds. And more than that, fonts add their own personality to our communications. They can express moods and emotions, and make text either a pleasure or a pain to read. And in the digital realm, fonts are also a kind of software that we use on our computers.
And like any software, fonts can occasionally cause problems. Which is why the idea of font management exists. In this course we'll start by looking at various kinds of fonts. Including the fonts that come with the different operating systems and applications that you might have. We'll see where you can get other high quality fonts. And then we'll explore some of the common problems that can occur like conflicts and corruption. Plus ways of dealing with each kind of problem. And best practices for organizing your fonts. We'll look at how fonts are handled in both Mac and Windows operating systems.
Plus how and why you might want to invest in a third party font management solution. Finally, we'll have some fun looking at sources of typographic inspiration. And even ways you can make your own custom fonts. So let's get started now with Font Management Essential Training.
Q: This course was updated on 12/08/2015. What changed?
A: We updated 11 movies to reflect changes in to the treatment of fonts in the Mac and Windows operating systems.
This course was updated on 01/25/2017. What changed?
The 01/25/2017 update featured changes to the following topics: operating system defaults, font libraries, avoiding problems with Mac system fonts, enabling and disabling fonts on a Mac. A new topic was also added: managing fonts on mobile devices.
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 22s
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1. Understanding the Different Types of Fonts
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What is a font?3m 1s
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Understanding TrueType fonts2m 39s
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Understanding OpenType fonts3m 15s
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Understanding dfonts3m 5s
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Understanding web fonts2m 2s
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2. Sources for Fonts
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Finding free fonts6m 34s
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Creating custom fonts2m 6s
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3. Fixing Font Problems
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Understanding font conflicts3m 37s
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Replacing the font cache2m 41s
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Checking the font version3m 54s
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4. Manual Font Management on a Mac
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5. Manual Font Management in Windows 10
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Removing unnecessary fonts2m 54s
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6. Using Font Book (Mac OS)
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Enabling and disabling fonts2m 20s
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Validating fonts2m 50s
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Printing font samples1m 59s
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7. Using Font Management Software
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8. Using Suitcase Fusion
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Adding fonts2m 52s
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Organizing fonts with sets5m 42s
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Sharing font sets2m 11s
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Creating Smart Sets3m 5s
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Finding fonts3m 53s
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Using font auto-activation2m 58s
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9. Working with Fonts
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10. Additional Font Resources
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Identifying fonts4m 22s
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Websites for creating fonts6m 42s
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Creating fonts in InDesign4m 59s
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Conclusion
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Next steps42s
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