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    Typography for Printed and Digital Projects

    A course by Leandro RodriguesGraphic Designer and Art Director

    Typography for Printed and Digital Projects

    If text is the lyrics of a project, then typography is the tone of voice. Art director and graphic designer Leandro Rodrigues has been working with this premise for more than a decade, developing graphic pieces both for printed and digital projects.

    In this online course, learn to effectively apply typography in your editorial projects. Leandro teaches you how to choose and combine fonts to design coherent and visually expressive publications.

    If you want to master Adobe InDesign and its multitude of resources, take a look at Leandro Rodrigues' Domestika Basics Adobe InDesign from Beginner to Advanced.

    What will you learn in this online course?

    15 lessons & 16 downloads

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    What's included in this course?

    Begin by hearing a little about your teacher, Leandro Rodrigues, and his journey so far in the world of design. He talks about his educational background and his biggest influences when it comes to editorial projects.

    Then discover where to find good fonts and how to classify them, as well as how to select the best typography for each type of text, using their shapes and anatomy to help convey ideas.

    Now it's time to create your publication! After looking for references, start to develop the first elements: title, logo, and format. Next, turn your attention to the inside pages and look at typographic variations, working with columns, and approaching cover design, including layouts and tagline styles.

    To bring the course to a close, Leandro shows you how to adapt your publication to different digital formats, along with how to present your project using mockups. Also discover some great platforms for publishing your work.

    Recommended software & tools for this course

    What is this course's project?

    Develop a graphic project for a magazine in both print and digital format.

    Typography for Printed and Digital Projects

    Who is this online course for?

    Graphic designers and anyone interested in art, magazines, or typography who wants to learn to design layouts and create publications.

    Requirements and materials

    You need basic knowledge of graphic design to take this course.

    In terms of materials, all you need is a computer with Adobe InDesign installed.

    Typography for Printed and Digital Projects

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    • ione_carol_7
      6 months ago

      Curso otimo, bem completo para quem quer aprender mais sobre a tipografia no design.

    • ougi_sempai34
      11 months ago

      Exelente para portadas y diseño grafico

    • julianabeatrizsr
      2 years ago

      Amei o curso! Passa todos os detalhes imprescindíveis da tipografia, faria mais cursos desse professor!

    • jonathan_magana
      2 years ago

      No he podido terminar el curso porque habla demaciado rápido. Si eres nativo de su idioma pues no hay mucho problema.

    • mbruzzi
      3 years ago

      Amazing!

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    Leandro Rodrigues

    Leandro Rodrigues

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    Graphic Designer and Art Director

    Joined March 2020

    Through his extensive professional and academic experience, Leandro Rodrigues combines his passions for graphic design, publishing, and art direction to help bring life and personality to large-scale graphic content and digital projects.

    With studies in graphic design and a postgrad degree in Art Direction for Communication from the Centro Universitário SENAC in São Paulo, Leandro has worked for over ten years in publishing and as a professor.

    He has held art director and graphic design positions at the publishing house Maquinaria Studio and the digital marketing agency AgMN. He is a visiting Digital Design professor at SENAC São Paulo, as well as a director and art editor for Oeste magazine. Today, he is a Senior Designer in a branding consulting studio.

    Content

    • U1

      Introduction

      • About Me
      • Influences
    • U2

      Knowing and manipulating typography

      • How and where to find good fonts
      • Typographic classification and categorization
      • Flowing text, usability and subtitles
      • Display typography
      • Typographic manipulation and styling
    • U3

      Creating a graphic design

      • where to look for references
      • Title, logo and physical format
      • Internal pages and openings
      • Productivity and efficiency tips
      • Cover and header layouts
    • U4

      Final recommendations

      • Adaptations for digital
      • Output formats
      • Presentation and portfolio
    • FP

      Final project

      • ypography for Printed and Digital Projects

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      Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.

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    FAQs

    The course is intermediate level, ideal for those who already have basic knowledge of graphic or editorial design and want to deepen their skills in typography, visual identity, and editorial projects.

    It’s recommended to have basic graphic design knowledge and be familiar with software like Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. Prior experience with typography will help you get the most out of the course.

    You will learn how to develop visual identities, design book and magazine covers, customize typefaces, combine fonts, manipulate layouts, and apply advanced editorial layout techniques.

    The lessons cover visual analysis, layout techniques, typographic selection and customization, as well as creative variations for printed or digital book and magazine covers.

    You’ll learn how to design custom typefaces, create tailored font families, apply visual effects to logos, and experiment with different typographic styles and contrasts.

    Yes, the course teaches where to find free and paid fonts, how to filter by style, test fonts on Adobe Fonts, purchase on MyFonts, rent on Fontstand, and offers tips for responsible license use.

    Yes, the course equips you to create complete visual identities—from choosing typography to integrating logos, layouts, and digital or print formats.

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