Tobias Frere-Jones is an internationally recognized type designer; having designed well-known faces Interstate, Gotham, Whitney, Tungsten, and Retina, among others. The first time I met Tobias was incredibly embarrassing, though I’m sure he doesn’t remember. He and I were the …
TypeCon 2016 Talk
Hey, I just spoke at TypeCon, and initial reviews are positive! 🙂 Someone asked if my slides were available online, and… well… I had to say no. But I’m putting them up so now I don’t have to say no! …
4 Typographic Styles in 15 minutes
This week, rather than going over some high-level concept or very specific tool (like Kerning) I’m going to show you how to do make 4 very specific things. These styles are very in right now. Here are the styles you’ll …
How to become the Batman of Design
If you’ve seen any Batman movie—and I mean, any of them, including those awful George Clooney films—then you know that he has no real powers. Bruce Wayne’s only special assets are his knowledge, determination, and (most importantly) his utility belt. …
“What the hell is Kerning?” [How-to Guide & Video]
Have you ever read something and thought: What the hell does that say? It happens to me all the time. Usually it’s because the designer picked a terrible font. Other times the designer ignored spacing (and didn’t kern). Musicians create …
