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My Column on Columns
"What they’re arguing though is that columnized text makes it easier for the designer, gives them an added level of control over the design through which they can exercise their own prerogatives. It’s not an argument for optimizing the user experience; it’s an argument for optimizing the designer’s experience."
design  KhoiVinh  typography 
may 2011 by andrewspittle
A Simpler Page
Craig Mod talks about how book design can adapt to a digital age.
books  design  typography  CraigMod  ebooks  iPad  Kindle 
january 2011 by andrewspittle
iPad: Scroll or Card?
iA on the different use cases for scrolling versus card-like layout of content.
design  typography  iPad  apple  reading 
november 2010 by andrewspittle
Typographic Maps
Typographic city maps of Chicago and Boston.
design  inspiration  typography 
october 2010 by andrewspittle
Kinetic typography as a storytelling technique
Lauren Rabaino's first post on 10000 Words about kinetic typography. Lots of great examples.
LaurenRabaino  typography  design  journalism 
october 2010 by andrewspittle
The Elements of Typographic Style
The "bible" of typography reference books.
books  design  typography 
july 2010 by andrewspittle
Elegant Web Typography
141 slide deck from Jeff Croft about typography on the web.
design  typography 
july 2010 by andrewspittle
Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students…
Another pretty good grounding for typography. Not specific to web but pretty solid reference.
typography  design 
july 2010 by andrewspittle
Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography
Pretty heavy education in typography but what I read of it was a solid basis for understanding.
typography  design 
july 2010 by andrewspittle
8 Simple Ways to Improve Typography In Your Designs
Solid advice and guidelines to work from for typography on the web.
design  typography 
july 2010 by andrewspittle
I love Typography (ILT)
Great site for detailed articles and type examples.
design  typography 
july 2010 by andrewspittle
On Web Typography
Solid article covering all things type from Jason Santa Maria.
alistapart  design  typography  JasonSantaMaria 
july 2010 by andrewspittle
How to Size Text in CSS
Some basic tips on typography from back in 2007.
design  typography  alistapart 
july 2010 by andrewspittle
Type does not look exactly the same in every browser
"I can hear those words ringing again in my ears, web sites need not and should not look the same in every browser. Moreover, given the current discrepancies in text rendering, they cannot — no matter how hard you try."
typography  design 
july 2010 by andrewspittle
Improve your web typography with baseline shift
Taking notice of the little things like parentheses and super-script number suffixes.
typography  design 
july 2010 by andrewspittle

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