Early in 2020 I was delighted to be a finalist in the Digital Women of the Year awards (read more here) and it was great to be welcomed back to their learning platform to host a talk about fonts and design as part of the online May learning summit. I’m sharing the video here and hope you find it useful!

This short video explains

• the anatomy of fonts and a top tip if you’ve run out of space for your text

• categories of fonts - san serif, serif, slab, script and decorative with examples

• how to measure fonts

• how to choose appropriate fonts and three important considerations

• structuring your font choices on your website or print project

• weights of fonts and why they matter

• fonts and languages

• pairing fonts with suggestions you can try

• UX and fonts

• where to buy fonts and a couple of free sites

I hope you enjoy it and find it useful! If you have any questions about design and use of typography in print or digital please drop me a line on social media or by on the contact form. To find out more about Digital Women and join, click here.