Learning Graphic Design: Set Perfect Text
Offered By: LinkedIn Learning
Course Description
Overview
Learn to set text perfectly, adjusting letterforms so they are balanced and beautiful, with these tips from Before & After guru John McWade.
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- A medium typeface
- Indents, spacing, fractions, and footnotes
- Quotation and other marks, lowercase numerals, and dashes
- Italics, ligatures, ellipses, small caps, parentheses, and the subhead
- How to set perfectly justified type
- Understanding type sizes, line lengths, and line spacing
- How to set perfect drop caps
- Parting thoughts
Taught by
John McWade
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