Top 10 Type Tips
Nigel French shares his most important hints and techniques for working with type.
In most layouts, typography is the base, the rock, the foundation on which all else is built. Here are ten type tips—really more suggestions for best practice—that will help elevate your typography and by extension, your whole designs. These tips are rooted in print typography, but most are equally applicable to screen. Some are preventative, some cosmetic; some will cause a huge difference, others facilitate subtle improvements. There’s no hierarchy—they are all equally important, and I’ve just listed them as I thought of them.
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Nigel, I only had the opportunity to read this issue of the magazine last Friday. But I wanted to let you know that I have already used information from your article twice–thank you SO much for such a useful, understandable and TIMELY article.
Thanks for the feedback!
Loved the http://www.lynda.com courses on typography!
For the attention of proofreader: Para 1, Line 1: the the rock…
Thanks Anita!
Hilariouss!
Thanks Nigel for you number 1 point about Metrics and Optical Kerning, it was a bit confused to me to state (and teach btw) when it comes in handy to use optical kerning and you really shed a helping light on that issue.
Great article and loved this issue of the magazine. I was just looking back through this article and noticed the “From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads” sample text. I love David Bowie…. :-)