You Can Avoid These Typography Mistakes Avoiding typography mistakes takes a keen eye, a deft hand, and plenty of patience. However, being precise need not be overwhelming. Brushing up on…
I’m frequently asked by aspiring designers and students alike about the best way to build a type library. With the evergrowing number of font resources – from the small, independent…
There may not be a designer on the planet who hasn’t heard of Comic Sans. In fact, there may not be any computer-using non-designers who aren’t familiar with — and don’t have…
Figures, also referred to as numerals or numbers, are a frequently-appearing element in typesetting. Not only are they used for addresses, phone numbers, dates and times, but also to indicate…
Choosing the right font size is an important aspect of design. In fact, it's absolutely critical for effective, readable type that harmonizes well with the other typographic elements. One might think…
Small caps are uppercase letterforms that are shorter than cap height. When designed for a text typeface, they are most often the height of the lowercase, or slightly taller so…
Hyphenation is a common occurrence in typography, especially in narrow columns of type. This “necessary evil” is used to create better looking, tighter rags in non-aligned margins, as well as…
It’s important for every designer to stay current on new typeface designs, new features, as well as what’s trending – all of which can contribute to keeping one’s work fresh,…
A type super family is a family of typestyles that are united in some way, usually sharing the same basic foundation and structure, but with different finishing details. Most commonly,…
Bodoni is Bodoni is Bodoni – right? Not necessarily. There are several reasons why your version of a font might be different from someone else’s, or even another of your…