InDesign: Typography Part 1

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Free Online Course: InDesign: Typography Part 1 provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. InDesign: Typography Part 1 is taught by Nigel French.

Overview
  • Explore the typography options, type-related features, and type-specific preferences of Adobe InDesign.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Exercise files
    • Creating a typographic workspace
    1. Choosing and Combining Typefaces
    • Type anatomy and terminology
    • An overview of type classifications
    • Type naming conventions
    • Using Typekit
    • Choosing typefaces
    2. Character Formatting
    • Sizing and scaling type
    • Casing
    • Small caps
    • Underline and strikethru type
    • Superscript and subscript
    • Baseline shift
    • Italic and oblique type
    • Condensed and extended type
    3. Leading (Line Spacing)
    • Definition
    • Considerations for leading
    • Auto-leading: When to avoid it, when to use it
    • Auto-leading and inline graphics
    • Leading shortcuts and preferences
    4. Letter Spacing, Tracking, and Kerning
    • Defining
    • Letter spacing
    • Tracking
    • Adjusting word spacing
    • Kerning
    • Metrics kerning and optical kerning
    5. Small and Important Details
    • Using the Glyphs panel
    • Quotes, apostrophes, and primes
    • Em dashes and en dashes
    • Spacing characters
    • Ellipsis
    • Optical sizing
    6. OpenType features
    • Ligatures
    • Fractions
    • Numerals
    • Contextual alternates
    Conclusion
    • Goodbye