Typography: Advanced Font Techniques

In this course, Nigel French takes you on a journey to explore the nuances and finesse of typography. Learn how—and more crucially, why and when—to use discretionary ligatures, alternate characters, stylistic sets, ornaments, swash characters, titling alternates, and many other typographic delicacies. By the end of the course, you’ll know where to find and how to use the full range of OpenType options to add flair and personality to your work. You’ll also understand the strengths and limitations of variable fonts and color fonts.

Learning objectives

• Explore hidden and obscure OpenType features to enhance your design projects.
• Utilize Adobe Fonts and the Glyphs panel for an efficient workflow.
• Find characters with the Emoji and Symbols viewer.
• Locate and apply social media icons, dingbats, cartographic symbols, and other picture fonts.
• Use variable fonts to customize the weight, width, and optical sizing of fonts.
• Explore the use of color fonts.