Tag Archives: typography

What Type Of Geek Are You?

Ampersandconf was held in Brighton at the Dome yesterday, and was an excellent one-day conference all about typography – perfect for that Type of geek! It wasn’t just focused on web typography, but brought together those from the printed world … Continue reading

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Just My Type

I have recently finished reading Just My Type, which I got for Christmas. In it, Simon Garfield explores some of the history of familiar and not-so-familiar typefaces. I was quite surprised how old some of them are, and how modern … Continue reading

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@media – Five Steps To Better Typography

Next up was Mark Boulton, who wanted us to work with typography in a better way. Be Appropriate & Adaptable Typefaces tell stories, and the web is still playing catchup with this power. Comic Sans is appropriate for the menu … Continue reading

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@media – Design Interface Juggling

Dan Cederholm took us through the various elements of interface design that a good juggler should be able to “keep in the air”. [Dan and his interface-juggling octopus] Colour Colour evokes an emotional response in the viewer, and we need … Continue reading

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Playpen #6 – sIFR Headlines

I’ve been meaning to experiment with sIFR headline styling ever since hearing Dave Shea’s Fine Typography On The Web piece during the @media 2006 conference. I’ve finally got a demo going at playpen #6. What does sIFR mean? sIFR stands … Continue reading

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