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People always say that good typography beats everything but I have yet to see anyone explain typography more than the "use serifs for this and use sans serifs f
by magnet_ball 12y ago
People always say that good typography beats everything but I have yet to see anyone explain typography more than the "use serifs for this and use sans serifs for that".
- coob 12y agoA handy guide: http://practicaltypography.com/typography-in-ten-minutes.html http://practicaltypography.com/typography-in-ten-minutes.htm...
- sheraz 12y agoTypography is a big topic, but a good introduction is "Stop Stealing Sheep and Find out How Type works" by Erik Spiekermann [1] It is an especially good read for non-designers, though I've given several copies to interns. [1] - http://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Edition-Graphic-Communication-Courses/dp/0321934288 http://www.amazon.com/Stealing-Edition-Graphic-Communication...
- qznc 12y agoMore simple statements: * The longer the line the more space between lines * Do not to mix font families * Do not use fancy fonts * You should probably give things more space around * Use left aligned text, not justified Of course, such rules are too simple. They have exception, implications, corollaries, and conflict with each other. Balancing this out is the art of typography.
- crisnoble 12y agoJason Santa Maria's new book from A Book Apart, On Web Typography, helped me as a non designer really understand good typography. I still cannot necessarily create good typography like the masters but I can now recognize it. http://www.abookapart.com/products/on-web-typography http://www.abookapart.com/products/on-web-typography