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TypeTips @TypeTips

Typography tips from the experts. Joined June 2010
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TypeTips @TypeTips

7 years ago

#TypeTerm ✎ Body: the imaginary area that encompasses each character in a font. The height of the body equals the point size.

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7 years ago

When concerned about readability, pay as much attention to the x-height as the point size.

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8 years ago

#TypeTerm ✎ Baseline: The imaginary line upon which the letters in a font appear to rest.

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8 years ago

Basic #TypeTip ✎ Choose your #typeface wisely.

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8 years ago

#TypeTerm ✎ Counter: Enclosed or partially enclosed circular or curved negative space (white space) of some letters such as d, o, and s

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8 years ago

#TypeTerm ✎ Axis: An imaginary line drawn from top to bottom of a glyph bisecting the upper and lower strokes. The slant of the axis (or lack thereof) often helps determine the type classification.

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8 years ago

#TypeTerm ✎ Axis: An imaginary line drawn from top to bottom of a glyph bisecting the upper and lower strokes. The slant of the axis (or lack thereof) often helps determine the type classification.

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8 years ago

If you are into type and typography, you should consider following @typefacts too (see previous retweet).

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8 years ago

“How to space a typeface” by @fermello78 on the @Fontsmith blog ☞ fontsmith.com/blog/2018/02/0… His more extensive essay can be found on TypeCulture ☞ typeculture.com/academic-resou… ⓚ

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8 years ago

Been away for a while. But we are back now, as the world still deserves better #typography.

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13 years ago

Need a little #typography 101? Check out @FontShop's @Pinterest board: pinterest.com/fontshop/typog… #design #education

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14 years ago

Great piece. RT @MartinPlusFonts: The Secret Life of OpenType Features - howdesign.com/resources-tech…

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15 years ago

@florianvltmn Thanks for the feedback!

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15 years ago

This weeks #typeterm: Antiqua, Antikva - Common German & Scandinavian names for serif faces, as opposed to "Grotesk" which means sans serif.

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15 years ago

Want to learn the ABCs of typography? Check out @FontShop's glossary: http://www.fontshop.com/glossary/

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15 years ago

On the FontFeed: Mac OS X 10.6.7 Update Causes Problems With OpenType Fonts http://ow.ly/1bXAS4

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15 years ago

Explorations in Typography / Mastering the Art of Fine Typesetting explorationsintypography.com

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15 years ago

On the FontFeed: 1 Year of Web FontFonts: Exclusive FontFont For Free http://ow.ly/1btQ7y

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Designers & Books @designersbooks

15 years ago

Designers and Books is now live! Come visit this lovely site, designed by @pentagram http://ow.ly/3OcLG

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Type Directors Club @typedirectors

15 years ago

Upcoming events: http://tdc.org/tdc/events upcoming classes: http://tdc.org/tdc/education

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