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Five fresh headline & body text pairings on Google Fonts
Jeremiah Shoaf revisited Google Fonts library with the hopes of uncovering some new and interesting typeface pairings. Check the five favorites that he discovered.
Writing for design students by Gerry Leonidas
Gerry Leonidas shares his guidelines for writing, specifically for design students. Part 1 – A pattern for structured writing and Part 2 – Describing things.
Timesaving tips for designing with type
Ilene Strizver complied a group of tips and shortcuts that can help make the job of designing with and setting type faster and easier. Part 1 and Part 2.
10 sneaky ways to detect an amateur designer
Not all of the following tips are sneaky, per se, but they’ll certainly help you suss out who the newbies are, and give you an idea of what you’re in for. By Kevin Whipps, Creative Market.
Typography is impossible, an essay by Marcin Wichary
The practical guide to why laying out type never quite does what you want. Setting type can be tricky. Type lets you get close, but it never quite does what you want it to do. (more…)
How to design with small caps
Small caps are capital letterforms that are shorter than full-sized caps. They are usually the height of the lowercase or slightly taller when part of a text font. Learn how to use them properly. (more…)
18 confusing typographic terms explained
Typographic terminology is sometimes very specific, and the nuances can be confusing. Understanding the distinctions will enable you to communicate more clearly, typographically speaking, and help you to make the best use of your fonts and software. (more…)
Explorations in Typography, second edition
A brand new edition of Explorations in Typography by Carolina de Bartolo is currently in production and available for pre-order! (more…)
The abbreviated typographer
Fontsmith creates the A–Z of typography jargon
London foundry Fontsmith has produced an in-depth glossary of typography jargon in infographic format. (more…)