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Colour and Type for Designers

Choose type and colour with intent, then make them work together.

Level
Intermediate
Duration
1 h 15 min · 6 lessons
Language
English
Updated
August 2026
byIngrid Halvorsen
Colour swatches and palette cards spread on a tablePreviewReading typefaces
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  • 1 h 15 min of video, at your own pace
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01What you will learn

What you will learn

  • Pair typefaces with a clear reason
  • Build a modular type scale
  • Create an accessible colour palette
  • Document type and colour as tokens

02About this course

Typography and colour carry most of a design's personality. This course teaches how to choose typefaces, build a type scale, pick a palette that passes accessibility checks, and combine them into a small, reusable system.

03Curriculum

3 modules, 6 lessons

1 h 15 min in total

  1. Reading typefacesPreview12 min
  2. Pairing with purpose13 min
  3. Scales and rhythm14 min

04Before you start

  • Basic familiarity with a design tool

05Your instructor

Portrait of Ingrid Halvorsen

Ingrid Halvorsen

Product designer and type enthusiast

Ingrid designs interfaces for complex tools — the kind people use eight hours a day. Her courses focus on decisions: why a layout works, how hierarchy is built, and how to defend a choice in a review.

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06Questions

Questions

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