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10/11/04 by holden
design with purpose 05
if you’re not working to a brief, define what you want to accomplish. Do you need a text face or a display font? Under what limitations do you need to work, such as small sizes or poor printing conditions. www.houseind.comArchive
10/11/01 by holden
Prioritise legibility
Legibility is key in design for the masses. Corporate identity, literature and signage. You have a responsibility to present information in an understandable way. More than a title on a design, typography is one of your only tools to catch consumers. hypefortype.comArchive
10/11/01 by holden
Typography
I love typography and savor quality type-related images and quotes.Archive
10/10/29 by holden
Creating Your Own Typeface 02
Establish control characters Start with ‘n’, ‘o’, ‘H’ and ‘O’: your four basic control characters. They are more or less symmetrical and have straights and rounds. It’s important to establish those four in terms of wider appeal, font weight and proportions – width to height, x-height and cap-height. www.daltonmaag.comArchive
10/10/27 by holden
create your own typeface 01
use a grid Draw a specific symmetrical grid and look for opportunities within the framework. This particularly applies to geometric type, rather than organic designs, but it’s important. Your oppositional skills improve greatly when you use a grid. cypher13.com www.computerarts.co.uk/Archive
10/10/27 by holden