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Type & Color
Choose type and color the way a working designer does: for hierarchy, contrast, and a brand that still reads on a phone.
- Length
- 4 weeks
- Lessons
- 14
- Exam
- 40 min
- Pass mark
- 70%
What you learn
- Pair a display face with a text face and explain why the pairing works
- Set a headline, subhead, and body so the eye knows where to start
- Build a small palette with a clear role for each color
- Check contrast so text stays readable on the colors you chose
What the exam covers
- Mark up a poster that fails hierarchy and say what you would change
- Propose a type pairing and a five-color palette for a brief
- Identify contrast problems in a sample screen
Certificate
Certificate in Typographic Design
Awarded by Skillvane when you pass. It can help you get hired. It is not a government accreditation and it does not promise employment.
Jobs this prepares you for
- Junior designer
- Marketing designer
- Brand assistant
These are the kinds of roles where the skill is used. Passing does not guarantee an interview or an offer.
Before you enrol
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Design a one-page sell sheet, a social frame, and a slide that look like the same brand without copying a template.
- 16 lessons
- 5 weeks
- Certificate
€129
Exam + 1 retake included