Resources around Typography
Typography resources to help in your designs
You know that feeling when you look at a web site and think everything looks just right? It flows well, there’s a nice balance of white space, and it’s easy on to the eyes. Perhaps you may not realize it but it’s likely that the type plays a dominant role.
Resources from UI19 speakers
Tim Brown
Podcast: Helvetica is the Neue Black
When you break down written language, it’s really just a carefully crafted set of tiny symbols. The shape, readability, and size of these symbols are all factors in effectively communicating ideas. In essence, typography itself is more than just picking a font.
Jared Spool
Article: Developing a Right Feeling for Designing with Type
Few things put as much combined fear and excitement into the heart of a designer than the prospect of a project requiring a new typeface. It’s exciting to be tackling something new. Yet the complexity of getting the right type for the design can be downright terrifying.
A daylong workshop on designing with type
If you’ve ever wished you could confidently stand behind your typeface choices, critique designs, and fix existing typography problems, Tim’s workshop is calling for you. Explore Tim’s workshop and join us at the UI19 Conference in Boston October 27-29.
More on Typography
Richard Rutter
Typography in Responsive Design
In a follow up to Richard’s virtual seminar, Richard discusses additional best practices for typography when having to adapt your designs for multiple devices and browsers.