Compose to a Vertical Rhythm
“Space in typography is like time in music. It is infinitely divisible, but a few proportional intervals can be much more useful than a limitless choice of arbitrary quantities.” So says the typographer Robert Bringhurst, and just as regular use of time provides rhythm in music, so regular use of space provides rhythm in typography, and without rhythm the listener, or the reader, becomes disorientated and lost. On the Web, vertical rhythm – the spacing and arrangement of text as the reader descends the page – is contributed to by three factors: font size, line height and margin or padding. The basic unit of vertical space is line height. Establishing a suitable line height The easiest place to begin determining a basic line height unit is with the font size of the body copy. There are many ways to size text in CSS and the above approach provides and accessible method of achieving the pixel-precision solid typography requires. Spacing between paragraphs Variations in text size Headings
Contrast through Scale
« Back to Blog on Friday 19th of October 2012 Typographic contrast is a deft and powerful weapon in your design arsenal. Its presence and impact typically goes unnoticed by readers, but its absence can ruin a site. In this series of posts, Christopher Murphy of The Standardistas takes a look at a number of techniques you can use to establish harmonious contrast in your designs. A typographic scale. by CHRISTOPHER MURPHY Contrast defines hierarchy, creates emphasis, suggests the relationship and relative importance of content, and can control how quickly text is read. You can create contrast through thoughtful use of: scaleweightclassificationcasecolor. Used individually, each can be hugely effective. In this first article, I’ll focus on scale, offer some tips on setting a scale, and share some sites that I feel have used scale particularly well. What is scale? Scale refers to the range of values at which type is sized. By setting a typographic scale, you can: Newspapers are masters at this.
The Creative Way To Maximize Design Ideas With Type
Advertisement As with most designers, being sure that we explore and select the most successful, memorable and stimulating designs is a vital aspect that underpins every project we undertake. For us, the beginning of a new challenge has never been as simple as asking ourselves what might be the best avenue to take and then sitting down at a computer and attempting to fulfill that idea. After researching the subject matter, we will almost always begin with a sheet of paper and pencil and draw out a variety of design options to help bring together and develop the breadth of ideas that are maturing in our minds. In this article, we will explore the use of drawing and mark-making as an integral part of the creative process. An example of mark-making that helps to formulate design ideas for working with type and image. Why Textural And Tonal Qualities Of Type Should Be Addressed In Drawing Finding The Right Marking Tools And Paper Developing Your Own Design Shorthand Useful Ressources (al)
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75 top typography tutorials
The web is brimming with typography tutorials, but many are low quality and others are very out of date. So we’ve trawled the internet to uncover the diamonds in the rough, in the form of 50 top-quality typography tutorials, to bring your knowledge and skills up to speed. Get Creative Cloud Perhaps you’re looking for a good introduction to the fundamentals of typography? Or perhaps you want to develop and push your type abilities further? We’ll be adding to this list as time moves on, so make sure you bookmark this fantastic resource, and come back from time to time to see what’s new in the world of typography tutorials. We'll start by looking at tutorials to help you with mastering the fundamentals of typography – skip through to another page if you're after something more advanced. 01. Not sure exactly what typography terms mean? Six further terms (tracking, widows and orphans, serif fonts, sans-serif fonts and script & cursive fonts) are explained in part two, which you can watch here.
Make use of grids for typographical layouts.
Good typography skills are essential for any graphic designer - and those of us who work with text every day know how difficult it can be at times. A well-planned grid is key to creating a good typographical layout, as having a strong foundation to work with is a great way to keep a text-heavy document looking clean, consistent and easy to navigate. InDesign has some great features to make this process simple, enabling you to achieve some impressive results with minimal time and effort. As designers, we're always experimenting and pushing the boundaries of design, at times creating very complicated layouts. Click here to download the tutorial for free
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Try FontShop fonts in Adobe® Creative Suite® The free FontShop Plugin lets you preview any of our 150,000+ fonts, in the context of your own artwork in Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe® Illustrator®, Adobe® InDesign®, or Adobe® Fireworks® (CS5, CS5.5 and CS6). This is a great new way to find the perfect typographic fit for your project. Features: Supports Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & Fireworks Preview fonts in your document Search by name, designer or foundry Collect and tag favorite fonts Watch the introductory video and read on for details on how to download, install and use the FontShop Plugin. Free Download This is the beta version. Installation First download the latest version of the plugin. Double-click on the downloaded file to install the extension using the CS5, CS5.5 or CS6 Adobe Extension Manager (AEM). That’s it! Note: Windows Users, if double-clicking does not work, you may need to right-click on the downloaded file and then choose “Run as Admin”. Getting Started Finding Fonts
Download the 70 best free fonts | Typography
The best free fonts offer plenty of options for your designs without costing anything. Whether you're looking for a classy serif, a clean sans-serif, vintage fonts or something completely different, there's no shortage of choice. In fact there, are so many free fonts out there that it can be hard to know where to start looking. To make it easier for you to find what you're looking for, we've gathered together the best free fonts that we've found in our regular searches of the web. One good resource for fonts, including free fonts, is MyFonts. The best free fonts Serif fonts 01. Kicking off our top picks of the best free fonts is this stunning serif by Craft Supply Co. 02. Carena is a beautiful minimalistic typeface perfect for that rustic yet elevated look. 03. Harmony is available for download from Behance. 04. This is a great offering from Pangram and Pangram. Daily design news, reviews, how-tos and more, as picked by the editors. 05. 06. 07. Looking to design your own book cover? 08.
