Type
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Any type design needs to have research behind it. If I have goals and objectives (see the type design brief), then I need to find out how best to reach those goals and objectives. For… (Continue reading…)
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As far as I can tell, it takes three things to create a typeface: (I didn’t intend for that to be three nicely alliterated points. It just worked out in my favor.) But this really… (Continue reading…)
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This post is supposed to be on nuts and bolts basics. What do I need in order to start? Type design is a process. The design brief is like the platonic ideal of a cake… (Continue reading…)
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I’ve wanted to be a type designer for a while now. I’ve started a couple of typefaces, but never finished. That makes me sad. I’m not entirely sure why I never finished. Perhaps I didn’t… (Continue reading…)
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It seems like the word “type” is bandied about quite a bit. “Lettering” is barely a blip on the social lexicon, and when it’s used it’s often conflated with both type and calligraphy in confounding… (Continue reading…)
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This is the last in a three part series on how to talk about letterforms. Basically, it’s a glossary. This third part covers Categorization, the ways groups of glyphs are labeled by form and function.… (Continue reading…)
