{"id":3940,"date":"2024-03-20T14:14:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T13:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantininstituut.be\/opleiding\/foundations-of-typography\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T15:25:01","slug":"foundations-of-typography","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/plantininstituut.be\/en\/opleiding\/foundations-of-typography\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundations of Typography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"product-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3940\" class=\"elementor elementor-3940 elementor-2226\" data-elementor-post-type=\"product\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e385ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e385ed\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ef424 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50ef424\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d852b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54d852b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd85eb7 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd85eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Choosing the right typeface is no easy task, especially now that the selection has grown so vast. 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