FREE DesignCast: 5 Secrets of Great Web Typography
Editor’s note: I’m not sure how I feel about renting fonts for my websites — I would prefer that they continue to function if I choose to stop paying a monthly fee for them.
I’ll be watching this online seminar for more info.
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Print and HOW present a FREE DesignCast:
5 Secrets of Great Web Typography
Sponsored by: Monotype
Ever wonder if there was a “rule book” for typographic success that only great Web designers were privy to? It surely seems that way. They make great typography look downright easy.
Well, there isn’t a rulebook — but exceptional typography can be a lot easier to create if you know the Five Secrets of Great Web Typography. This presentation will expose those secrets for all to see. You’ll learn how to choose the perfect font, how to create reader involvement, when a change in typographic paradigm is appropriate, how to use type to engage an audience — and many more secrets to typographic success. Even those who are typographically challenged will walk away with a new sense of font-confidence. All will learn the secrets of creating Web typography that has passion, soul and verve.
When: Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
Register here.
Jay Nelson is the editorial director of PlanetQuark.com, and the editor and publisher of Design Tools Monthly. He’s also the author of the QuarkXPress 8 and QuarkXPress 7 training titles at Lynda.com, as well as the training videos Quark includes in the box with QuarkXPress 7 . In addition, Jay writes regularly for Macworld and Photoshop User magazines and speaks at industry events.