Typography Fundamentals for Web Designers
One-time payment, lifetime access to recording and resources
- Duration 2.5 hours
- Seats left 23
- Level beginner to intermediate
Includes downloadable spacing calculator and font pairing guide. Early bird discount available until 7 days before start.
Program Overview
What We'll Cover
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Font Anatomy and Screen Rendering
Understanding how browsers render type and why pixel-perfect designs don't exist
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Spacing Systems That Scale
Line-height, letter-spacing, and word-spacing values that work across breakpoints
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Hierarchy Without Guesswork
Creating clear visual hierarchy using size, weight, and spacing ratios
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Font Loading Performance
Modern strategies for loading web fonts without layout shift or flash of unstyled text
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Responsive Typography Patterns
Fluid type scales, clamp functions, and when to use breakpoint-based sizing
Full Description
Most web designers pick fonts based on what looks nice in Figma. Then they wonder why the live site feels off.
Typography on the web has different rules than print. Screen rendering, variable browser settings, and responsive layouts change everything. A typeface that works beautifully at 1440px can become unreadable at 375px.
This webinar breaks down the technical foundations. You'll understand x-height ratios, why line-height matters more than you think, and how optical sizing affects readability across devices. We'll look at real examples where small adjustments—changing letter-spacing by 0.02em or adjusting font-weight by one step—dramatically improve text hierarchy.
You'll also learn which properties actually matter for performance. Web fonts can slow your site, but most optimization advice online is either outdated or wrong. We'll cover modern font loading strategies and when to use system fonts instead.
By the end, you'll have a practical framework for choosing and implementing type that works across browsers and devices.