Wishing you spring tidings! Here's the typographic 411 -- Word Spacing: How-to
-- Text Fonts vs. Display Fonts
-- Bembo's Zoo
-- Play The Font Game! -- Gourmet Typography returns to Boston
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Word Spacing: How-to ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Space matters. Word space, that is. Different
letter and word shapes call for subtly
different amounts of space. Learn to see and
finesse word spacing in both text and display
type with these how-tos.
Click
here for the entire fy(t)i article.
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Text Fonts vs. Display Fonts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. How can I tell the difference
between a text font and a display font? Are
there any rules for their use?A. The bad news is there is no easy, automatic way to tell if a typeface was originally intended for text or display usage. But the good news is no matter what their intended usage, many fonts can be used for both. Read on... You ask, I answer! Send your questions to typetalk@thetypestudio.com. TypeTalk is now a blog, so feel free to post your comments after each column.
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Bembo's Zoo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Don't miss this delightful and stylish animal
abecedary (a book arranged in alphabetical
order) by deVicq de Cumptich made entirely
from Bembo letterforms and punctuation.
Visit
the zoo...
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Play The Font Game! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Try out your font identification skills in
this challenging font game. And while you're
at it, look around ilovetypography.com for
some informative as well as entertaining
articles. Start playing.
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Gourmet Typography returns to Boston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I attended your Gourmet Typography
Workshop and just wanted to extend a sincere
thank you for a fabulous day! It has been a
long time since I have heard someone speak on
a topic with such passion. It really was
inspiring.
Ilene, thank you for setting me back on
track. You are doing great things!"
Gourmet Typography Training teaches and demonstrates the expert-level typographic skills and aesthetics that are rarely taught in schools or fully understood by professionals. Fill in the gaps in your typographic know - how and learn how to "see" type like you've never seen it before. Join us as we return to one of our favorite cities, Boston! Gourmet Typography Workshop AIGA Boston June 13 Onsite Gourmet Typography Training Bring Gourmet Typography Training right to your company, school or organization! Workshops are customized for groups of any size and designed to fit your specific needs. Sessions are scheduled for your convenience - daytime, evenings or weekends. We will design a program customized for your particular requirements. SUMMER DISCOUNT: $300 off for workshops scheduled June thru August.
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