Typography Concepts for the Screen

Line spacing and vertical rhythm

A course by Gemma Busquets , Designer

100% positive reviews (144)

2,487 students

Audio: Spanish

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About the video: Line spacing and vertical rhythm

Overview

“In this lesson we will see how line spacing works in digital design, since it is different from paper. It allows us to align all the elements of the page to create a harmonic vertical rhythm. ”

In this video lesson Gemma Busquets addresses the topic: Line spacing and vertical rhythm, 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 4: Composition Lesson 2 Line spacing and vertical rhythm In this lesson we will see how digital line spacing works, since it is a bit different from paper. Align all page elements to create a harmonic vertical rhythm. Let's see it. On paper, the line spacing is worked from the base grid. A line on which the letters settle and below which the descending strokes extend. The spacing is the space that remains between one baseline and the other. But when we work in digital and with CSS codes and we assign a line spacing to the typography, by default the space is applied both above As below ...”

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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.