Textual Elements of Design: Fonts, Typography, and Spacing
Completed by Christina Dunaway
April 16, 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: Creative Design
- Category: Color Theory
- Category: Graphic Design
- Category: Typography
- Category: Design Elements And Principles
- Category: Design Software
- Category: Graphic and Visual Design
- Category: Digital Design
- Category: Layout Design
- Category: Design
- Category: Graphic and Visual Design Software
