Beginning Graphic Design: Typography

In this video, learn more about the basics of working with typography. Visit www.gcflearnfree.org/beginnin... for our text-based lesson.
This video includes information on:
• Using and combining various fonts to make graphic elements stand out
• Fonts to avoid
• Other important terms, like hierarchy, leading, tracking, and kerning
We hope you enjoy!

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This was like a college education in 6 minutes.

[@builderspluscustomhomesand2146]

and easily explained and not drawn out over a boring professor who is also worn and burnt out

[@goosecreative]

I think the amount of knowledge that college education provides is even less than in this video.

[@under30minute]

Agree

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[@DynoSkrimisher]

I'm actually watching this in college right now.

[@mrmeatman]

At this point, forget Typography! Tell me how to edit videos so fluidly like that!

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yesss

[@iLikeTheUDK]

This is called motion graphics, find tutorials on that, and practice. This style of motion graphics is very common nowadays, so you'll most likely bump into tutorials on that.

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I know, right? So much goodness in the vid.

[@streamstress]

so well written! When the font goes bad, Goldilocks gets frazzled and the bear pops up behind her bed. This is golden teaching! ha!

[@Meimoons]

This video seems so much simpler than what my Graphic Design instructor tries to get at. I've got much a clearer picture about the basics through this than the countless projects done in class.

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I feel ya on that one.

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Preach!

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I still feel like schools for Graphic Design learners are a HUGE ripoff. On top of being so expensive, you can get professors that either doesn't put their effort in teaching or makes things so complicated. Better off doing research on it instead.

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very true. totally agree

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Lol, I sometimes feel really sorry for comic sans. 😂

[@nikenn4422]

Same, I even used to love it in the past :(

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Watch vsauces video

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Comic Sans = for designers that live on the edge ;)

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Comic Sans = for designers that are not

[@Pathrissia]

Haha me too! Curls and Papyrus is horrible too 😂

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Hi - I've studied and taught typography for years as part of IT programmes. And I have to say that his video is a little gem - you've captured all the basics of the subject, and more, in a nutshell with very engaging graphics. Well done - and thank you very much!

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We're so glad to hear you've enjoyed the video!

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Hey! This is a comprehensive video on typography - yet I don't feel bored at any time during the vdo. Great work!

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thats great

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I love how you combine visual audio and content congruity. What you day matches perfectly what is shown. Amazing!!

[@kaitlint05]

Ever since becoming a design student, I started to look at things differently... Other people: a McDonald's coupon book. Me: OH WOW that cursive matches that sans serif underneath so well! (I'm pathetic, I know)

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I'm not a design student , but I'm attracted to these things too! I always notice what types of fonts are used or color palettes xD

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I'm an artist, so when people look at a drawing or something, I think, "wow, the shading is great! and that color pallete is on point!" I'm such a nerd -_-

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I feel you, people are like: "look how amazing these PRICES are!" Me: "what great coherence in this design, I should apply it in my designs too"

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youre not alone. most of the time I always ask "how made this work made attention to people/viewers? why?" on every thing that I see. Curiosity is love =)

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Every element of these videos are so well done! As a designer, this makes me want to share this with the people I work closely with that don't have the designer role, so they can get a better understanding of the work I do, the attention to detail I give, and why it all matters. Great work, and thank you!

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yes !! I've been updating layouts for non designers looking to improve their work, however they are all reluctant to change. I would love to share these videos to help explain how a design overhaul can greatly improve their work. One client insisted I stick with the Papyrus font and was not sure why I was so against his love for the font.

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i like how she interacts with the viewers and the little encouragements she give out. It actually means a lot! Learning can be fun and UNintimidating if the teacher knows how to openly, swiftly engage the students throughout the lesson! 💓💓

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You explained everything I need to know to start in 9 mins why almost every one else keeps blabbering way and wasting your time making it even more difficult to understand. Thanks so much, looking forward to more

[@felix-xd4mx]

note for self: -Leading: the space between lines -Tracking: the space between characters -Kerning: the space between specific characters thank you! i learned some new things in a short space of time. very well made video

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These graphic tutorials are the most aesthetic ones I've ever watched!!

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years of trying to understand typography, explained in 6 minutes. great video

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Ive never a enjoyed a KZbin video more than this. I'm very intrigued by typography.

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I'm currently training as a visual story artist, so I normally utilize lighting, colors, shape language, and perspective to create concepts, designs, and storyboards. I find it so interesting that typography exists as an art form dedicated to texts and lines that utilize color and shape language (lots of overlapping fundamentals) to create an emotional response from people. It's awesome to see how the fundamentals of color and design are used in a completely different way that it makes me feel like a total beginner again! Gotta love art! 😁

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This video is just perfect. The graphics, the content, the voice; everything just fits together perfectly. It's 2020 and this is still one of the most relevant videos about typography, great stuff.

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Graphic Design has never been this interesting, this page gives me more to time to learn in contrast to the university's stressful methods.

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[@lilocahyo2789]

Iam a Visual Communication Design student and this is one of my favorites courses . Kerning leading hierarchy is some rules to make a good and perfect visual design of typography, you cant see it much but you can feel it

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That was one of the best things I've seen on youTube... I have no idea how you made many things which doesn't happen very often! Thanks a lot!

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I've seen two videos so far, colour theory and this and loving them so far. It's not only aesthetic but the information is clear and easy to understand (the visuals really help!) I'm not a designer but would like to learn the basics and these videos seem like a great place to get started I was trying to find books to look at next but I haven't found one with all these different topics (they're specifically only typography, or only layout etc.) and with good aesthetics too

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This is such a precise and well edited video. I was smiling the whole time just looking at the types involved. Thanks! This helped me a lot

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I took on a challenge last year and made a logo based entirely in Comic Sans. With a little bit of kerning and tracking adjustment, it looked awesome.

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This video taught me everything I need to know for my InDesign class in terms of typography in less than 7 minutes while it took about 7 hours in class to explain everything. THANK YOU!

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This is much better than just reading the textbook our professor provided for us! Starting to understand more clearly!

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Excellent video, funny how I walk around looking at signs and try to guess what font they used now, thanks to this video, I've learned about Kerning. Thanks! Keep up the good work.

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The best approach to introducing Typography! Thank you!

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God, I wish I have seen your videos earlier, this could have helped me last year. You taught this only in 6 minutes while my Teacher taught us last minute.

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Typography is something that comes natural to me. I love fonts. Even tho I probably won't be majoring in graphic design anymore. I plan to putting type into my artwork.

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We're so glad you enjoyed it! We've also just published the next video in the series, which focused on Color: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWOvfYukismIf8U. We hope you enjoy this one as well!

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