
Practical Responsive Typography
A hands on guide to responsive typography
Dario Calonaci(Author)
Packt Publishing
Published on 28. July 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
218 pages
978-1-78588-463-4 (ISBN)
Description
Get your attractive type design up and running in the browser with real-world, responsive, and tailored tutorials
Key Features
[*]No coding experience necessary - get started with responsive typography today!
[*] Find out how to customize your own typography designs to truly own your website's identity
[*]From the basics to cutting-edge design, this book is the perfect guide
Book DescriptionTypography is an essential part of any website's design. It can help you stand out from the crowd, communicate with clarity, and cultivate a distinctive identity.
Practical Responsive Typography demonstrates how to use typography to greatest effect. With this book you won't underestimate it's importance - you'll be in complete control over this crucial component of web design. From scaling and optimizing screen spaces to using a range of different web fonts, you'll quickly get up to speed with the practical considerations behind successful typography.
But more than the fundamentals, you'll also find out how to go further by customizing typography designs to suit your identity.What you will learn
[*]Customize and personalize fonts on a responsive website
[*] Learn how to write CSS3 rules for viewports
[*] Define media queries and write them using CSS3 and HTML5
[*] Implement SASS typography techniques to minimize the CSS output and manage the font variables
[*] Get to grips with dropcaps and learn how to use them effectively on the web
Who this book is forThis book is for web developers familiar with the basics of HTML5 and CSS3 who want to learn how to implement responsive typography. No coding experience is required, so dive in and get started!
Key Features
[*]No coding experience necessary - get started with responsive typography today!
[*] Find out how to customize your own typography designs to truly own your website's identity
[*]From the basics to cutting-edge design, this book is the perfect guide
Book DescriptionTypography is an essential part of any website's design. It can help you stand out from the crowd, communicate with clarity, and cultivate a distinctive identity.
Practical Responsive Typography demonstrates how to use typography to greatest effect. With this book you won't underestimate it's importance - you'll be in complete control over this crucial component of web design. From scaling and optimizing screen spaces to using a range of different web fonts, you'll quickly get up to speed with the practical considerations behind successful typography.
But more than the fundamentals, you'll also find out how to go further by customizing typography designs to suit your identity.What you will learn
[*]Customize and personalize fonts on a responsive website
[*] Learn how to write CSS3 rules for viewports
[*] Define media queries and write them using CSS3 and HTML5
[*] Implement SASS typography techniques to minimize the CSS output and manage the font variables
[*] Get to grips with dropcaps and learn how to use them effectively on the web
Who this book is forThis book is for web developers familiar with the basics of HTML5 and CSS3 who want to learn how to implement responsive typography. No coding experience is required, so dive in and get started!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78588-463-4 (9781785884634)
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Person
Dario Calonaci is a published author, correspondent, and professional advisor as well as design writer and reviewer for many publications, both print and online. Having worked on projects for The Ritz-Carlton and on Obama for America '12, The United Nations Rio+20 Conference, he's a well-known expert in the field of typography, which made him start teaching that and web design in his early twenties! As a member of various international groups, his art has been published worldwide in a plethora of books and magazines, from Phadon to Zeixs, and has been exposed in many openings, from New York's Times Square to the Senate Library in Rome. He runs his own design firm at Kerned Studio in Florence for clients such as Gucci, Calvin Klein, and Berni among many others. You can take a look at his work on www.kernedstudio.com and www.dariocalonaci.com.
Content
Table of Contents
Web typography
Responsive Type: The basics
Web Fonts and Services
Modern Scale
Viewport and Size
Media Queries
Sass and Typography
Three step Responsive
Future responsive: Hinting
Future typography: Dropcaps, shapes
Web typography
Responsive Type: The basics
Web Fonts and Services
Modern Scale
Viewport and Size
Media Queries
Sass and Typography
Three step Responsive
Future responsive: Hinting
Future typography: Dropcaps, shapes