Tutorials
every lesson, in one place.
Short, in order, at your pace. Each one lights the way on the real page; finish it and it goes in your ledger, with a sticker.
Type families
every font has a family.
Nine families, five hundred years. Tap through them and watch the letters change.
1750s
Transitional
Birmingham, John Baskerville. The lean straightens up and the hairlines get sharper.
Thick to thin contrast
Use it forBody text that should feel trusted: reports, letters.
Shown in Libre Baskerville, free in the marketplace. Then try Spot the Font.
All tutorials
- The penPoints, then curvesPlace points, pull handles, close a shape. Six short steps.10 minStart hereDone
- StudioDraw your first letterOne box, one letter, the pen at your pace.5 minStart hereDone
- StudioStroke orderEvery letter has an order. Follow the numbers.5 minStart hereDone
- TypeType familiesFive hundred years of type in nine families, and how to tell them apart.6 minStart hereDone
- StudioPick a styleThe style sets the lines, spacing and pen.2 minBasicsDone
- StudioChoose the charactersLanguage ranges, accents built for you, and anything extra.3 minBasicsDone
- StudioWhere the lines sitBaseline, x-height, cap height, and why round letters run tall.4 minBasicsDone
- StudioDraw by handPens, brush, flat nib, shapes and the eraser.10 minBasicsDone
- StudioImport SVG drawingsBring letters drawn in another app, named by character.5 minBasicsDone
- StudioCheck your lettersFind the letters that read wrong before anyone else does.5 minCraftDone
- StudioUnicodeWhat each character is called, and where accents live.5 minCraftDone
- StudioSpacingThe white between letters, set by hand.15 minCraftDone
- StudioKerningPairs like AV, To and Yo, pulled together.15 minCraftDone
- StudioFeaturesLigatures and alternates that switch on by themselves.10 minCraftDone
- StudioA familyBold and italic grown from your regular.10 minCraftDone
- StudioThe detailsNames, versions and the facts inside the file.5 minCraftDone
- StudioTry it, then downloadYour font at every size, then a real file.5 minBasicsDone
- StudioReading sizesWhere your letters will be read, from 12 to 96 pixels.4 minCraftDone
- TypingYour typing rhythmSpeed, accuracy and the gaps between your keys.3 minStart hereDone
- TypingKeystroke dynamicsWhy your rhythm is a signature, and where it stays.4 minIdeasDone
- ArcadeEleven gamesTyping, type and drawing games, in any font.5 minPlayDone
- PracticeThe daily practiceA quiz and challenges, a little every day.10 minStart hereDone
- PracticeRanks and sealsFrom Initiate to black belt, and what each asks.4 minIdeasDone
- MotionWords that moveWrite-on, ink and bounce, from your own strokes.8 minCraftDone
- MotionWords that answer youHover, press and drag: letters that react.6 minCraftDone
- SellingLicenses, plainlyWhat each license allows, and how to check one.6 minIdeasDone
- Codetypodojo.jsPut your letters on any web page in two lines.5 minCraftDone
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