In essence, typography is the art of arranging letters and text in a way that makes the copy legible, clear, and visually appealing to the reader. Typography involves font style, appearance, and structure, which aims to elicit certain emotions and convey specific messages. It doesn't ask the...
Over hundreds of years, classic typography has developed a vast number of logical rules related to the composition of the text. Sometimes they are the result of technical or functional limitations, other times they are established because of aesthetic reasons. Patterns of traditional typography...
Presenting beautiful type on your website nowadays could not be easier, getting web-ready typefaces to display on a site is as simple as adding one line of markup. However, with too many choices at your disposal, the process of selecting and combining typefaces can be time-consuming, overwhelming,...
This very brief 'pocket guide' is for designers and developers who want to make better choices about type and build their typographic expertise. Successful typeface combinations are partly a matter of good taste, which can be tough to develop. And finding typefaces that work well together often...
"Typography is the craft of endowing human language with a durable visual form." - Robert Bringhurst"Readers usually ignore the typographic interface, gliding comfortably along literacy's habitual groove. Sometimes, however, the interface should be allowed to fail. By making itself evident,...
7 Free Typography Ebooks by WebDesignLedger.com A great compilation of free typography ebooks, which include... Meet Your Type (PDF) Better Font Stacks (HTML) The Typographer's Glossary (PDF) The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web (HTML) Type Classification The Right Font for the Job...
One reason that podcasts are becoming more popular is their convenience. Users can listen to audio episodes while running, cooking, and cleaning, along with numerous other scenarios. As such, they offer an easy way to absorb information while doing something else. Programming podcasts come in many...
This is a guide to the LaTeX typesetting system. It is intended as a useful resource for everybody, from new users who wish to learn, to old hands who need a quick reference. TeX is a typesetting computer program created by Donald Knuth, originally for his magnum opus, The Art of Computer...
CSS is a mess. We all love it, but it's a mess. Adam likens it to English: there are a bunch of rules, and you can learn them. But sometimes you're better off just trying shit and seeing what works and what doesn't. Magic is a codification of what he has learned in that crazy process.The material...