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Typography Notes

The document discusses the importance of typography in communication, emotion creation, hierarchy, and brand identity. It outlines steps for selecting the right typeface, best practices for typography, and common mistakes to avoid. Additionally, it explains the anatomy of text and the purpose of text settings for enhancing readability and style.

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Typography Notes

The document discusses the importance of typography in communication, emotion creation, hierarchy, and brand identity. It outlines steps for selecting the right typeface, best practices for typography, and common mistakes to avoid. Additionally, it explains the anatomy of text and the purpose of text settings for enhancing readability and style.

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TYPOGRAPHY

WHAT?
ARTOFUSI
NGTEXT.

WHY?
1
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TYPOGRAPHY
4.
ITCREATESBRANDI
DENTI
TY.
HOW?
STEP1
UNDERSTANDEMOTI
ON/
USER.

STEP2
CHOOSETHERI
GHTTYPEFACE/
FONT.

3CATEGORI
ES
SERI
F SANSSERI
F DECORATIVE
Cl
ass Modern
Call
igraphy
Pr
emium Minimal/Si
mpl
e Di
splay
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c Digi
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aph) Canbeusedi nl
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it
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ity Notf
orl
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ENFIELD,MERCEDES Eg:APPLE,SAMSUNG

STEP3
DOWNL
OADAGOODTYPEFACE/
FONT
1.
FONTSPACE
2.GOOGLEFONT
3.DAFONT
4.CUPFONT
STEP4
BESTPRACTI
CE
(THETHI
NGSWENEEDTOTAKECARE)

1.
AlignmentandSpaci
ng
2.Contr
ast
3.Hi
erarchy

1.SI
ZE 2.COLOR 3.WEIGHT
CONTRAST CONTRAST CONTRAST
CONTRAST CONTRAST CONTRAST

STEP5
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1.
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2.AvoidWidow andOrphan
3.AvoidOutdated/
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tFont
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c
Sans,Impact)
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TYPEANATOMY

Anat
omyofText
CapHeight
As
cender
XHeight
Bas
eLi
ne
Des
cender

TYPEFACEvsFONT
Ar
i
al Ari
al
Ari
al
Ari
al

TEXTSETTI
NGS
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EADI
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NG KERNI
NG
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morethan2li
nes morelet
ter
s speci
fi
clet
ter
s

PURPOSEOFTEXTSETTI
NGS
1
.EnhanceReadabil
it
y
2.
AddingStyl
e

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