Typography Basics & Figma - Leading, line height, widows & orphans

Published 2020-11-06

In this typography basics video, I cover leading, line height, widows, & orphans.

This is a short mini series where I take a look at the basics of #typography in design and how we can leverage it to create more breathable and aesthetic designs. I also take a look at some of the mistakes commonly made with typography that can lead to VERY unintended consequences...

#figma #typography #uxdesign
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⌛️ TIMESTAMPS FOR THIS VIDEO:
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Leading (aka line height)
2:51 - Orphans and widows in typography
6:04 - Final comments and wrap up
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@dejavu4764 3 years ago

Very underrated video. Nice job!

@anglerev5832 1 year ago

thanks a lot this helped a lot for my collage prep love from india

@codefiveart 3 years ago

Awesome video. I did learn a lot and also, thanks for giving the background to leading. I had no idea, and I love it. Keep it up brother!

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@ericforest9186 9 months ago

What you have called a widow (one word alone on a line) is not really a widow. Widows and orphans refer to lines of text that are alone, not words. Either one line alone at the bottom of a column, or one line alone at the top of a column. What you called a widow - one word alone at the end of a paragraph - is most often called a “runt.”