Articles&Blog
Typographic Checklist
March 26th, 2013
I always recommend that designers and students make a typographic checklist to help avoid committing type crimes, as well as to aid in finessing their typography. At long last, I finally created a checklist that covers issues I’m most frequently …
ALL CAPS: To set or not to set?
March 23rd, 2013
One of the most common detriments to typographic readability is the overuse of ALL CAPS. Setting text in all caps (especially lengthy blocks) decreases the ease, speed, and appeal of reading, and can cause a reader to quickly lose interest, …
’Tis the season to be … apostrophic
March 17th, 2013
Last month, in “How to avoid a quotastrophe,” I wrote about the use of smart, typographically correct quotation marks as opposed to dumb quotes. So what the heck does the apostrophe have to do with quotation marks? Quite a lot, …
The Story Behind Comic Sans
February 28th, 2013
OK, I admit it, I’ve added to the glut of articles on Comic Sans. But if you know me, you know I am not into font bashing — I’m kinda like the “Switzerland” of type. So check out this interview …
The Anatomy of a Character
February 15th, 2013
Knowing the terminology for the anatomy of a character might seem like a painful exercise in memorization, but it’s actually useful knowledge for any design professional. Not only does it make it easier to communicate about typefaces and their characteristics, …
James Montalbano’s Insouciant: Further Investigations
January 23rd, 2013
Insouciant, the latest typographic offering from the talented James Montalbano of Terminal Design, is a legible, practical, yet classy upright script available in a whopping 10 weights — quite unusual for a script. I sat down with James and asked …
These type-loving art directors are on fire!
April 4th, 2012
Nancy Campbell and Trevett McCandliss are the dynamic duo behind the New York City based, concept-driven design firm, 9Threads. Their work represents some of the most exciting, innovative and unique art direction and typography being done today. Much of their work …
Drawn, quartered and executed: Custom letterforms
March 8th, 2012
We just finished Gerard Huerta‘s amazing webinar. We had a great turnout and Gerard gave an awe-inspiring, drool-worthy presentation. Here are some of the questions (and Gerard’s replies) that were not answered in the webinar: Q. Was inking done on tissues …
Web Fonts Explained – FOLLOWUP
February 27th, 2012
Thanks to all who attended last week’s live Web Fonts Explained webinar. We had some notable and very knowledgeable people in attendance, and they contributed a lot to the Q&A. As promised, here is a list of the Web font …
Web Fonts Explained
February 23rd, 2012
Later this afternoon I will be giving a live TypeCast webinar on Web Fonts Explained. I’m especially excited about this one, as it will serve to dispel the idea that there is no such thing as “type on the Web” …
