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You’re probably leaving money on the table. Luckily, there’s one money-makin’ approach that we know you can tackle right here, right now. Let's do this!
As creatives, we are blessed with the unique ability to just… “wing it!” Eyeliner, buffalo cauliflower, and all kinds of new creative endeavors– we can wing it, and we can do a dang good job at it, too! If there’s one thing we should never wing, thou
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You might want to earmark this article for future reference ‘cause it’s got pretty much everything you need to know about getting started with understanding and implementing typography.
Knowing how to do typography design is crucial if you want to set yourself apart from the crowd as a designer and elevate your design to new heights. Carving out time to learn something new can be daunting, though.
Let’s go back and meet the foundation-layers, rule-makers-and-breakers, and early innovators of typography design. Then we’ll give you a heads up on who’s been shaking things up in the typography world more recently.
Okay, be honest- how many different tools, platforms, and places do you use on the regular to manage all the moving parts of your work life (lest we forget the dozens of browser tabs you’ve probably got open right now too)?
If there’s one topic that all designers should be curious about right now, it’s typography design. You may have heard that curiosity killed the cat, but did you know that satisfaction brought them back? Well, now you know! *wink*
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If you’re in the know around here then you totally get that learning typography is an essential skill every designer should have. But have we mentioned just how influential it can be? Yep, yep!
Listen up, fellow designers- we can and absolutely should learn how to do typography. The good news is, it doesn’t need to take years off your life or thousands of dollars to add it to your design toolbox, yet it can elevate pretty much every design
When we say that learning the art of typography will elevate your design career, we mean it. Learning how to do typography will help you design some seriously stunning text, of course, but it does so much more than that!
Whether you’re looking to create a warm, cozy connection between the user and brand, or aiming for clear, clean, and legible vibes (or both!), we’d like you to meet typography- your new best friend.
What Is Typography? Only one of the coolest (and most important) things you can learn how to use as a designer! No big deal. For real though- having evolved from handwriting, typography is absolutely everywhere and anywhere words exist.
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For Typography 01 students new and current, Chris and type instructor, Milka Broukhim, will be critiquing their work over the next few weeks to teach them how to use type effectively.
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