'Type & Typography'

Jessica Hische … Hand-Lettering and Illustrations

Delicious portfolio of the talented Jessica Hische … more than worth an extended perusal.

The History of Type …

A deliciously informative and cleverly penned series of articles by John Boardley at i love typography.

The Road to Clarity…

The story of Clearview, the new look for US highway signage. The complete article by Joshua Yaffa in the New York Times Online.

TrueType, PostScript Type 1, & OpenType …

Download Thomas W. Phinney’s well regarded article “TrueType, PostScript Type 1, & OpenType: What’s the Difference?” in .pdf format.

Type O’clock … first-of-the-series

Approachable, well-written article on web design typography tips & details by Piotr Fedorczyk, on his site Designr.it

Web Design is 95% Typography

Web Design is 95% Typography“, written by Oliver Reichenstein, is an interesting read on web typography as information design.

Typography has one plain duty before it and that is to convey information in writing. No argument or consideration can absolve typography from this duty. A printed work which cannot be read becomes a product without purpose.

What Makes a Quality Font

Another clear and well-written post by Brian Hoff at Design Cubicle. “… it’s important to be able to spot and understand the difference between a ‘professional quality’ font and those of ‘lower grade’ and less quality.”

What’s Here?

An unabashedly random collection of type related findings…

An expression of a TYPE of love…