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Responsive Web Typography
Some Key Takeaways!
By participating along with us in the workshop, you'll learn:
- Learn the basics of good typography and its impact on user experience.
- Learn about how to use responsive typography to create better experiences for all size devices.
- Learn how variable fonts create more design possibilities for web typography while using only one font file.
- Solve font loading performance and UX impact by learning to use the right combination of JS and CSS techniques.
- Learn about web typography for reading and how to design and code for the best reading experience on any device.
- Use modern CSS technologies like variables and calculations to make your design and code more flexible and robust.
- Learn about creating more compelling design with advanced typographic ideas and techniques for headlines and other text blocks.
Your (Awesome) Instructor
Spend a full day immersed with a leading responsive typography master!
Workshop Details
Learn how to implement web fonts for best user experience and performance and create a modern, scalable typographic system to give the best reading experience using advanced CSS techniques!
Daily Schedule
We've already held over 300 workshops with thousands of attendees in-person and online. In this time we've discovered ways to schedule the day, so it goes smoothly and efficiently. Regardless if you're in-person or participating with us online you'll have the full ability to replay things you missed, get your questions answered LIVE and interact with the teacher throughout the day.
- 9:00AMCourse Introduction
- 10:00AMIntroduction to Typography
- 10:45AMResponsive Typography
- 11:15AMIntroduction to Variable Fonts
- 12:00PMLunch
- 1:00PMImplementing Web Fonts
- 1:30PMTypography for Reading
- 2:30PMFinesse
- 3:30PMEditorial Typography and Art Direction
- 4:30PMReal-World Examples, Q&A
- 5:00PMWrap Up
Interact with the Instructor - Online & In-Person
Is This Workshop for Me?
Summary
This workshop is ideal for designers who are interested in learning/improving their typographic skills in the digital space. For UX designers, this workshop will help in enhancing the experience and outcomes for their users. For front-end developers, this workshop is beneficial for those that want to leverage modern CSS and type technologies to get the best performance and polish in their code and products.
Any Prerequisites?
- Basic familiarity with HTML & CSS.
- An appreciation for type and its impact on how we communicate with letterforms!
Event Details
What
One Full Day Workshop Session
Replay Videos (available immediately)
When
June 14, 2018 - 9:30am to 5:30pm Central Daylight Time
Where
Option 1: Attend online on our full HD live stream
Option 2: Attend in-person at HQ in Minneapolis, MN