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Showcasing & discussing the world of typography, icons and visual language

Showcasing & discussing the world of typography, icons and visual language

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Worthe Numerals Worthe Numerals come out of a time-tested development cycle where House Industries employees ask “What if this could be just a little more...”. After pushing traditional didot forms to the limit, these digits were originally applied to a set of wood blocks. But, who says replenishable Michigan-grown basswood should have all the fun? So we added everything one needs to stylishly set their current currency and credit default swap hedges, while also being able to set the appropriate fractional take from their blog’s micropayment structure. Made to be large, attract attention, and —when needed— drop a shadow, Worthe Numerals brighten the daily drumbeat of numerical gloom. Accountant saying the numbers don’t add up?

Typography tips for a more comfortable read There are 3 small changes you can make to your content to provide a more pleasurable read. The tips don’t just apply to design—use them to make your text documents look great, too. The names of each principle may be complicated, but understanding and using them is simple. Typography Treatment: Understanding the Basics with TemplateMonster’s Templates Typography in web design is an extremely challenging task since it involves a lot of creativity and sensibility. Fonts must be relative to the content and need to chosen carefully, especially the ones that are used in the header/title of the web page. The header is the most visible part of the whole website, if user sees the font that is uncomfortable for his eyes, he or she may leave the resource at once. To have a professional typography in the design is a great idea but only when it is performed with much skill and efficiency.

Designing Without Images: Making Typography Work for You You don’t need a great image for every design project. In fact, you can create a great design with no images at all. It’s a trend that is gaining a lot of momentum as typography-focused projects can be used to stand out against a crowded sea of hero images, video and animations. All you have to do is think like a typographer. Designing without images takes focus, vision and a clear understanding of design and typography principles to create a piece of art that is totally comprised of text.

A history and some revival fonts < The Fell Types The Fell Types took their name from John Fell, a Bishop of Oxford in the seventeenth-century. Not only he created an unique collection of printing types but he started one of the most important adventures in the history of typography. You will find here a non-exhaustive history and a modern digitization of some of them. Digital Designers’ Secrets: Top Fonts The bearded UX unicorn jumps over the drunk full stack developer. Is it legible and versatile, does it tell a story? We demand a lot from our fonts.They can inspire a web project, deliver a punchy headline, make a statement logo or become a staple in our army of design tools. 40 Free Fonts for Big Bold Headlines Excellent typography looks attractive while it remains completely functional. The beauty of typography lies in its ability to communicate vividly with visitors and keep them informed about what they’ve come to the website for. Although graphics play a key role in any web design, properly implementing typography they create effective results especially when they are not underestimated. In this post we’ve focused on the big bold fonts that are best to be used for bright and snazzy headlines.

3 Typography Tips For A More Comfortable Read Tip 2 — Use Vertical Spacing To Make Your Words Easier To Scan This is the spacing and arrangement of text as the reader descends the page. We need to make sure the the line spacing and space between paragraphs is generous enough to allow the eye and brain to more easily decipher characters, words, and word shapes — which is how we all read. Paragraph Spacing

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