Join Nigel French for an in-depth discussion in this video Choosing typefaces, part of InDesign: Typography Part 1.
- [Voiceover] To conclude this first chapter,…a few words about choosing typefaces.…The aesthetics of choosing typefaces.…Very much my own opinion.…Very subjective.…Many people would disagree with me.…There are two categories of typeface that I…think are best avoided.…Those that are through no fault of their…own over exposed.…They've just become too popular.…We see them too often and…I think we become a little bit bored with them.…
And while these are in and of themselves…very beautiful fonts.…Minion Pro and Georgia and Myriad are…fantastic except that they're a bit like…a song that is on the radio that I've…heard too many times.…And I feel like personally I need to give…them bit of a rest.…Although contradicting that I'm using…both Minion Pro and Myriad Pro quite…extensively in my presentation materials…just because they are so widely available and…if you're following along with my files,…I can be relatively assured of you also…having those typefaces.…
But I would tend to avoid them for a…commercial project.…And then there are those typefaces that,…
Author
Nigel French
Released
6/17/2016- Creating a typographic workspace
- Understanding the anatomy and terminology of type
- Choosing typefaces
- Sizing and scaling type
- Formatting characters
- Adjusting leading (aka line spacing)
- Tracking and kerning
- Using the Glyphs panel
- Adding special characters: dashes, quotes, ellipses, and more
- Using OpenType features like ligatures and fractions
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 4s
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Exercise files1m 21s
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1. Choosing and Combining Typefaces
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Type anatomy and terminology2m 34s
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Type naming conventions1m 25s
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Using Typekit3m 37s
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Choosing typefaces2m 48s
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2. Character Formatting
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Sizing and scaling type4m 20s
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Casing2m 33s
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Small caps4m 43s
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Superscript and subscript3m 22s
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Baseline shift4m 32s
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Italic and oblique type3m 7s
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Condensed and extended type2m 34s
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3. Leading (Line Spacing)
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Definition3m 5s
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Considerations for leading4m 30s
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4. Letter Spacing, Tracking, and Kerning
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Defining7m 23s
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Letter spacing3m 20s
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Tracking3m 49s
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Adjusting word spacing3m 17s
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Kerning5m 46s
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5. Small and Important Details
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Using the Glyphs panel6m 9s
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Em dashes and en dashes3m 58s
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Spacing characters6m 8s
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Ellipsis3m 2s
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Optical sizing2m 43s
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6. OpenType features
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Ligatures3m 47s
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Fractions4m 54s
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Numerals2m 41s
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Contextual alternates5m 35s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye28s
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