UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy

Episode 268: UI Typography with Oliver Schöndorfer

May 26, 2023

50:07

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Golden Age of Typography

3min

The Importance of Typography in UI Design

3min

The Importance of Neutral Typefaces

3min

How to Pick the Right Typeface for Your Project

5min

How to Choose the Right Typeface for Your User Interface

3min

How to Use Italics in Body Text

2min

How to Choose the Right Typeface for Your Project

2min

How to Use Light Weights on Your Logo

2min

10.

How to Choose the Right Typeface for Your Logo

4min

11.

How to Choose the Right Typeface for Your User Interface

2min

12.

The Importance of Line Height in User Interfaces

3min

13.

How to Pick the Right Typeface for Your Content

2min

14.

How to Use Typefaces in Your UI

3min

15.

How to Make Your UI Smaller in Styles and Figma

2min

16.

The Importance of Context in Design

3min

17.

How to Choose the Right Typeface for Your Brand

3min

18.

How to Write a Newsletter

2min

19.

How to Get the Fundamentals of Typography Right

3min

Why do details matter so much in product typography? Our guest today is Oliver Schöndorfer, a UI designer, typography consultant, and YouTuber. You’ll learn how to select a typeface for your software project, whether your logo should use the same font as your product, why you always need to consider the line length, and more.

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Show Notes

Pimp my Type — Oliver’s website
Figma, Dropbox, Miro — brands with expressive typography
TypeTogether, Blaze Type, FontWerk — Oliver’s favorite foundries
Web Typography — a book by Richard Rutter
Check out Oliver’s YouTube channel
Read more on Oliver’s blog
Follow Oliver on Instagram and Twitter
Find Oliver’s deal for UI Breakfast listeners at pimpmytype.com/ui-breakfast

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