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Oct 10 2008 | 6 Comments
Talking Typography Part 3: The Kerning Curve, Free Fonts and Other Resources

Part 1 - Afterthought Typography, Blogs and Websites
Part 2 - Good Type Gone Bad, Tutorials and Tools
Part 3 - The Kerning Curve, Free Fonts and Other Resources

If the pen is mightier than the sword, then it would follow that the words flowing free from the pen are at the heart of it’s power. The same can be said of the words used in a design, and they need to be considered with the weight of importance they command. And it seems, most designers have this figured out.

Series, Typography »

Oct 3 2008 | 7 Comments
Talking Typography Part 2: Good Type Gone Bad, Tutorials and Tools

Part 1 - Afterthought Typography, Blogs and Websites
Part 2 - Good Type Gone Bad, Tutorials and Tools
Part 3 - The Kerning Curve, Free Fonts and Other Resources
If how you say something is often times more important than what you say, then more focus needs to be paid to the how and less to the what. And it seems, most designers have this figured out.

In some cases, as above, the entire piece is a flawless collection of type and words.

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Sep 26 2008 | 6 Comments
Talking Typography Part 1 : Afterthought Typography, Blogs and Websites

Part 1 - Afterthought Typography, Blogs and Websites
Part 2 - Good Type Gone Bad, Tutorials and Tools
Part 3 - The Kerning Curve, Free Fonts and Other Resources
If pictures speak a thousand words, are the ones literally a part of the design that important? Most designers know that the answer, is a resounding yes.

Vlad Studio cleverly incorporates type into the design of their wallpaper, The GiddyUp Tree and The Bickham Script Tree.