New Course: Introduction to Web Typography

Web typography is accessible to everyone. If you’ve ever built or designed a web page, you’ve almost definitely turned your hand to web typography of some sort. As a discipline, typography has been practiced for hundreds of years, and as a result there are many lessons and conventions we can learn from.

Saying that, web typography is a bit like skiing. It’s unwise to just grab a couple of wooden planks and throw yourself down a black piste; you’ll develop bad habits and perhaps even break a bone. Before diving into your next web project, make sure you’ve at least considered the fundamentals.

I can’t help you with skiing, but I can help you with web typography. If you’ve never looked properly into the subject, or even if you need a refresher, Introduction to Web Typography is for you!

Free Preview Lessons

• Welcome (2m 10s)
• An Introduction (10m 22s)
• Anatomy of Type (11m 36s)

Overview

As with all Tuts+ Premium courses, we’ll start at the beginning, working through the basics and some terminology, before moving on to the practicalities. During the process we’ll build ourselves a demo web page which will highlight the theory we cover. Even if you’re not yet confident with HTML and CSS, each video comes with source files stepping off from where the previous video ended.

Take a look at the episodes listed below and be sure to check out the preview videos even if you don’t yet have a Premium subscription.

This course comprises 11 helpful videos.

As with all Tuts+ Premium courses, each lesson has an accompanying forum where you can discuss ideas and questions which arise as you watch the videos.

Get involved with the forum, where you can discuss each lesson.

Tuts+ Premium

The recently re-launched Tuts+ Premium is a service that provides top-tier training in a variety of creative fields. Whether you prefer books, visual training, or in depth tutorials, we have you covered. While we unfortunately cant afford to provide the service for free, its only $19 a month less than youd spend on dinner.

I hope youll consider checking it out! In addition to learning a huge variety of new skills, its also a fantastic way to say thank you to Nettuts+.