September 24 – Baseline Grid

Class Topics

• Vertical Rhythm: Baseline Grid
• Horizontal Rhythm: letter spacing (tracking), kerning, indenting (p+p selector, text-indent property), hanging punctuation
• Check Browser Support

Homework

• Exercise 4: Set paragraphs (equilateral triangle), implement baseline grid, implement horizontal rhythm on paragraph text. Implement media queries so that the text works well across screen sizes.
• Read Chapter 7 in Better Web Type
• Read Fair Use FAQ and Public Domain FAQ from Teaching Copyright