Spring forward with type!
-- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer
-- Underlining Text
-- Know Your Type: Cheltenham
-- Daily Drop Cap -- Typographic Tattoos -- Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization -- The Type Studio now on Twitter
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TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. Is there a way to compensate for
what happens to type when it's printed on
different papers, especially on newsprint? Check
it out...
Q. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of blogs, forums, and Web sites devoted to typography. Wanna know my favorites? Check it out...
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Underlining Text ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the world of digital typesetting,
underlining is rarely used to emphasize text.
This treatment is a holdover from typewriter
days, when it was the only way to highlight
text. Today, italics and/or boldface are
commonly used to add emphasis, depending on
the context and desired degree of attention.
But there are still some instances where
underlining (also called underscoring) is an
effective and attractive way to emphasize
text. It can add an appealing design element
and is useful for type of all sizes,
including: headers and footers, headlines and
subheads, pull quotes, and important callouts
in body text. Read
on...
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Know Your Type: Cheltenham ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
American architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
was known for his involvement in the gothic
revival at the turn of the 20th century,
designing countless churches and buildings,
including the Nebraska State Capitol and the
Los Angeles Public Library. But before that,
he designed a typeface - Cheltenham. Designed by an architect, and known today as the face of The New York Times, Cheltenham is the seventh installment in the IDSGN Know your type series. Check it out...
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Daily Drop Cap ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jessica Hische is a talented, young
typographer and illustrator working in
Brooklyn, New York who is rather obsessed
with type, in the most decorative of ways.
Daily Drop Cap is a project she started in
September of 2009 in which she illustrates a
decorative letter every day (or at least
every work day). The project will continue
for approximately twelve alphabets, and the
caps are available for non-commercial use as
drop caps on your personal blog. Read
on...
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Typographic Tattoos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Body Type (and Body Type 2), by
Ina Saltz, is an eye-opening look into the
amazingly creative ways that tattoo artists
are utilizing typography. Twenty-six
alphabetical characters might not seem like
much to work with, but a look through these
photographs reveals the contrary. Take
a
look...
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Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In today's competitive market, you need all
the edge you can get. Whether you are a
student or a professional, having strong
typographic skills should be at the top of your
list.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. SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES: Special pricing, call 203.227.5929 for details. "I found your class to be the missing link in the field of graphic design. I have had type classes before and the content is mostly about the structure of fonts, word usage style and then how to see type as a design element. Very important classes, but not all inclusive. Having been in the field for over 16 years, I was surprised how much I learned and some of the practical information about what to do with fonts. Thanks again!" For more info, click here or call 203.227.5929.
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The Type Studio now on Twitter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes, I gave in to Twitter pressure. It's no
longer your teenager's social networking
tool, but a valuable source of education and
information for students, educators and
professionals of all kinds.Follow me at Twitter for the best of typographic rants, raves, reviews, and releases.
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