Thursday, October 9, 2014

typography notes


Typography
  • ·      Legibility, keep font legible with a classic font
  • ·      Serif is best with smaller fonts and can be complementary
  • ·      Too many fonts will spoil design and confuse reader
  • ·      Fonts that are too similar cause ambiguity
  • ·      Use upper and lower case letters for optimum clarity
  • ·      Alignment: left alignment reads easiest, consider eye flow as it moves down a page
  • ·      Emphasis: use these tools with discretion and without disturbing eye flow
  • o   Italics, size, bold, color, typestyle change
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  • ·      Integrity: avoid stretching or disturbing type
  • ·      Mac is not a type writer
  • ·      Kerning aligns letters and makes things looks better

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