Typography Basics

Topics

• Typography Basics
• Glyph
• Character
• Typeface vs Font
• Serif vs Sans-Serif
• Font-Size / Leading
• Measurements
• Points 
• Ems
• Tracking / Kerning
• Font Installation
• Type Tools in Illustrator
• Area Type
• Type Along a Path

Useful Links

• League of Moveable Type
• dafont
• squirrelfont

Daily Inspirational Quote

"If you think you can do it, you can."
- John Burroughs

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Basic Typographical



Typography



Text Along a Path