Textual Elements of Design: Fonts, Typography, and Spacing
Completed by Stephen Fray
September 15, 2026
12 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Appreciate the history and future of typography as an artform.
Compare and contrast the similarities and nuances between the concepts of typography, fonts and text.
Work with the various aspects of spacing type, including leading, kerning and tracking.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Color Theory
- Category: Graphic and Visual Design
- Category: Graphic Design
- Category: Layout Design
- Category: Design
- Category: Graphic and Visual Design Software
- Category: Digital Design
- Category: Design Elements And Principles
- Category: Creative Design
- Category: Design Software
- Category: Typography
