Typography Tips
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- Thecreativeone
I need some typography tips to get better. Lately, i feel like i'm not progressing in my use of letterforms. How do you know when its kerned enough? How much leading should you use? How to edit fonts so they better communicate an idea? Any tips or websites would be helpful..
- kota0
Buy Ellen Lupton's "Thinking with Type."
- Or don't. Money better spent elsewhere.d_rek
- Actually its a pretty good book... Rather brief but it is very well rounded...fresnobob
- I bought it...eh it helped but Idk
Thecreativeone
- Malicious0
or James Craig's Designing w/ Type
http://www.designingwithtype.com…
- gramme0
This book is indispensable, and should be required reading for every designer: http://www.amazon.com/Elements-T…
And this looks fantastic, though I haven't read it yet: http://explorationsintypography.…
But as far as "when it's kerned enough" and other aesthetic considerations, experience is your best help. That and drawing type. Drawing type will improve your perception of space, both positive and negative; enhance your ability to analyze and refine curves; and it will certainly help you kern better. In general, drawing anything helps you see, *really* see the world around you.
- Malicious0
better yet:
http://www.amazon.com/Points-Spa…
- utopian0
This website is indispensable:
http://ilovetypography.comThe history of typography:
http://www.rsub.com/typographicInteresting articles and typography trends:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/…Typography on the web:
http://dev.opera.com/articles/vi…Type Torture:
http://ilovetypography.com/2007/…What are tracking and kerning:
http://www.vecpix.com/tutorials/…
- meffid0
- lolThecreativeone
- Is it strange? Why would a highly profitable business not block promoting their most direct competition?raf
- chris_himself0
I was told I just knew...
- doesnotexist0
start drawing your own letters...focus in on one figure first and build out an alphabet. keep doing this. notice the type around you. critique it in your head. always be curious.
- kota0
Nick Shinn is a really great guy. Hadn't seen that guide, but that's great!
- all this stuff is in the elements of typographic style, listed in gramme's post.doesnotexist