Tag Archives: typography

What Type Of Geek Are You?

Posted on Saturday, 18th Jun 2011 by Caz M

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

Posted on Wednesday, 2nd Mar 2011 by Caz M

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

Posted on Thursday, 7th Jun 2007 by Caz

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

Posted on Thursday, 7th Jun 2007 by Caz

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

Posted on Saturday, 18th Nov 2006 by Caz

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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