Articles&Blog
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 …
James Montalbano’s Insouciant: Further Investigations
March 23rd, 2012
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 …
10 Things you (probably) didn’t know about Jeff Fisher
March 21st, 2012
Did you know that: 1. Jeff has been designing logos for over 35 years. 2. Jeff usually doodles logo design concepts on whatever is nearby. 3. The work of Jeff Fisher LogoMotives is featured in over 160 books. 4. Jeff …
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” …
The Anatomy of a Character
February 15th, 2012
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, …
TypeCast Webinar Series premieres with a bang!
December 26th, 2011
I am excited to announce that the premiere TypeCast Webinar was given on Thursday, December 15. This FREE session entitled Troubling Typesetting Mysteries: Solved at last! went off with a bang. We had a whopping 87 sign-ups even with the …
ALL CAPS: To set or not to set?
June 23rd, 2011
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, …
Typographic Checklist
May 17th, 2011
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 …
