February 2016
What is the interrobang‽
Text rules you need to follow to achieve awesome design
The Basics of Better Typography by Janie Kliever, Canva Design school.
Vietnamese Typography: An Interview with Donny Truong
TypeThursday spoke with typographer Donny Truong on the lack of support for Vietnamese in typefaces and how we can improve the situation.
Typography Weekly by Typography.Guru
A community-driven newsletter presenting the most interesting typography links of the week. Check Typography Weekly #28.
Why Designers Love The Ampersand
“While all letters and punctuation marks look similar enough in abstract, the ampersand feels unique, like a shape-shifter that could transform at a moment’s notice.” (more…)
TypeClinic’s 12th type design workshop
12th international type design workshop will be held in Triglav National Park, Slovenia, 21–28 February 2016. Organized by Aljaž Vesel and Tomato Košir.
Making initial letters in web design
Learn more about raised initials (Part I) that sit on the baseline, dropped initials (Part II) that sit below the baseline and about fine tuning HTML and CSS (Part III). (more…)
Uni Grotesk, a new geometric sans by Typotheque
Uni Grotesk is a modern adaptation of the ubiquitous early 20th century Universal Grotesk, a typeface that dominated communist Czechoslovakia. (more…)
Essential website design trends
Apps are everywhere. And because of that, apps are one of the single biggest driving factors when it comes to website design trends. Let’s take a look.
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