Typography Concepts for the Screen

Typography for body text and headlines

A course by Gemma Busquets , Designer

100% positive reviews (144)

2,487 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Typography for body text and headlines

Overview

“In this lesson we will see what features a typography should have so that it is comfortable to read in body text and its differences with the typography used for headlines. ”

In this video lesson Gemma Busquets addresses the topic: Typography for body text and headlines, which is part of the Domestika online course: Typography Concepts for the Screen. Learn to work and choose the perfect typography for any digital project.

Partial transcription of the video

“Unit 3: Typographic Choice Lesson 4: Typography for body text and headlines In this lesson we will see what characteristics you must have a text body typeface so that it is easy to read and how it differs from typography for headlines. I'll show it to you. We could classify the text on screen of our project, according to the role it plays. They are not closed or strict groups and there could be other more purposes, but thinking about three basic functions will help us choose the typography for each of them. First the headlines. This text is what we use to set a tone of messages or transmit ...”

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Course summary for: Typography Concepts for the Screen

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (144)
2487 students
5 units
23 lessons (2h 23m)
3 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography
Areas
Information Design, Typography

Gemma Busquets

A course by Gemma Busquets

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Designer

Gemma Busquets is a freelance graphic designer and art director based in Barcelona, Spain with more than 10 years of experience. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to collaborate with major brands such as Dell, Novartis, San Miguel, HuffPost, Coca-Cola, Nike, Rosetta Stone, Peugeot, InfoJobs, and Puig, among others. She has also been a judge at the ADG Laus Awards for Graphic Design and Visual Communication, specifically evaluating projects in the digital category.

She currently combines her work with teaching at the BAU, Barcelona University Design Center, Spain, as art director of the final projects in the Postgraduate Program in Digital Editions, and professor in the Master's in Infographics and Data Visualization, which she also directs and coordinates.