Fix Ugly Typography in Affinity Layout

👉 See my real client work: https://martinperens.com/ Logos, layouts, branding. All production, no theory. 01:00 – Kerning, tracking, and leading (the holy trinity) 04:30 – Optical alignment and baseline grid for clean edges 06:30 – Ligatures, swashes, and OpenType features 08:20 – Paragraph alignment and justified text problems 09:00 – Hyphenation and justification controls 10:40 – Widows and orphans (and how to fix them) 13:10 – Font pairing: serif + sans without chaos You ever look at a layout and think “nice”… then zoom in and it’s basically a crime scene? Yeah. Same. Those tiny spacing mistakes are why some designs feel premium and others feel… printable. In this video, you’ll learn the typography workflow inside Affinity Layout that makes text look expensive. We’ll fix the invisible stuff: spacing, alignment, paragraph behavior, and the little details that separate “decent” from “I’d pay for that.” We’ll cover: ✅ Kerning, tracking, and leading (and the quick rules that actually work) ✅ Optical alignment so curved letters stop lying to your eyes ✅ Ligatures, swashes, and the Glyph Browser for tasteful “luxury seasoning” ✅ Justified text fixes: hyphenation + justification settings to kill white-space rivers ✅ Widows & orphans: how to prevent them and the tracking trick that saves layouts fast ✅ Font pairing basics: serif + sans, contrast without chaos If you design posters, pages, docs, magazines, or anything with real text, this is for you. You’ll stop wasting time fighting weird spacing, ugly justified paragraphs, and those embarrassing one-word lines. Your layouts will look cleaner, faster, and instantly more professional. This is the typography foundation you need for real production work. Not theory. Not vibes. The actual controls and habits that make your type look like it belongs in a paid campaign. Next up: working with images and text together. Magazine-style type + photo blends like a pro. ✅ Subscribe so you don’t miss it. ✅ I’ll keep your typography expensive and your whitespace employed.