Archive for the ‘Typography’ Category
So for the final project for my typography class, we had to work with 3d type. We were tasked to pick a typeface we wanted to work with and then we had to think of material to use for the alphabet. I thought of buying a roll of plastic sheeting but after much reflection, I [...]
So I submitted my Helvetica poster and it seems that I was the only one who submitted on time. Everyone else either forgot about it, didn’t understand it was due today, or couldn’t care less. What a shame. I had an awesome time thinking about and working on this assignment. I forgot to take a [...]
For the first project, the instructor had us familiarise ourselves with different types. The first part of the project involved going around the city or going on the internet, snapping photos and grabbing images of words, letters, logos, anything with a typeface relevant to the assignment. I actually had a lot of fun doing that. [...]
We have a basic typography course this term and I’m happy with it. The instructor is one of those severe-looking mature ladies. All the kids are deathly afraid of her. She seemed intimidating at first but I knew I would like her. Today I comfortably discussed the first major project with her. I’m very pleased [...]
Clearly I’ve taken this book to heart. Display type 72 pt U/lc (uppercase and lowercase) all caps Observe letterspacing! Others! Observer readability and how colored backgrounds affect serifs! Text type 11 pts justified Experiment with letterspacing, tracking (wordspacing)! Try to vary measure length and see what happens! Garamond Helvetica
Orphan – a short line that appears at the top of a column and is usually the last line of a paragraph from the preceding column. Widow – a short line at the end of a paragraph Ignoring widows and orphans is not an option. From Designing with type by James Craig (chapter 3, p69)
Type size – a smaller text size generally requires more linespacing to make it readable x-height – typefaces (such as Helvetica and Century Expanded), have large x-heights and require more linespacing Line length – increase linespacing for lines longer than approximately 75 characters to prevent doubling Vertical stress – letters with strong vertical stress also [...]
So I’m well into the first book on my list, Designing with type: The Essential Guide to Typography. This book is a mine of information and it’s not overwhelming at all, you just keep reading and reading and you learn! One very useful thing I have learned: the letters that will provide me the most [...]
