Typography can be a beautiful thing — words positioned strategically on a page; the way letterforms take shape; varying weights on a beautifully designed typeface… and who can overlook the sweeping, magnificent curves and lines of the ampersand? Below are 30+ beautifully designed ampersands that not only serves as an “and per se” symbol, but as [...]
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What Makes a Quality Font
Since thousands of varied quality fonts readily available for download from free font sites, it’s important to be able to spot andunderstand the difference between a ‘professional quality’ font and those of ‘lower grade’ and less quality. Take into account that I’m not stating that you should stop using “free” fonts all together, but rather become aware of [...]
10 Common Typography Mistakes
The goal of this post is to help designers and clients understand the importance of good type skills, while avoiding some of the common mistakes. Please keep in mind that most of these mistakes are subjective and can be changed varying on the project, goals or circumstances. Below is a list of 10 common mistakes [...]
Typography resource for all things typographic
Here are a few resources I have bookmarked along the way that relate to inspirational galleries, fonts, tips and other type resources. Typography blogs ILoveTypography My favorite resources for all things typographical. Get for finding more type resources, fonts and beautiful examples of typography Swiss Legacy Another great full-out resources for all things type — [...]
