Who is this meetup for?

• This talk is for anyone who wants to know about "inside out of Typography"
• It will cover the aspects starting from fundamentals to the future advances in typography.

What will be discussed?

• Why type families have over upto 50+ fonts? Where and how to use them?
• Selecting the right typefaces: How typefaces for scalable projects are finalised
• Typography for global projects
• Covering global scripts without compromising your design language/aesthetics
• Typesetting in UI - type sizes, tracking + kerning, line spacing & justification
• Beyond ordinary typesetting - using OpenType features (stylistic sets, ligatures, case forms, old style figures)
• Where and how to use Display Typefaces?
• Know about the latest in typography world - Variable Fonts

About the Speaker:

Niteesh Yadav, Product & Type Designer at Headout

• He is currently responsible for crafting the future of experience in travel space at Headout for a global audience
• Earlier, he was a Product Designer at Paytm, where he worked on the UI of the widely popular (digital wallet) app used by over 300 million Indians
• He holds a Master's in Typeface Design from the Department of Typography and Graphic Communication, University of Reading, often considered as the epicentre of type research
• It was at this University where he designed "ARone" first type family for optimised reading experience across AR platforms and headsets

Please note:

1. This meetup will be on Zoom
2. The link will be shared 1 day before the meetup