… and just when you thought the lesson in understanding the anatomical names of typeface ‘parts’ had finished! Here is part 2 of the exercise.
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Category Archives: Typography
Resources: Grid Design Template
I have decided to start a new resources category, which will hopefully be of some use to you guys! The first of these resources is an Illustrator CS4 page grid template.
It’s for my favourite grid structure, the 3×5 grid, and is fitted to an A4 page. It has a 15mm border side and top, 20mm bottom, with 4mm gutters. Enjoy.
Download it here
Grid Templates by Flush Left is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.
Typography Reference 101:
2. Character Makeup
Welcome back. This lesson explains in very simple form, the anatomy names (many of which relate to human characteristics) of characters which makeup a typeface.
This post was inspired heavily by Jim Williams, design lecturer at Staffodshire Uni, thankyou Jim.
Typography Reference 101:
1. The Basics
Happy New Year! Even if we are in month number 3!
The first post of the year will start a series of posts, which can be added to and used as a source of typographic reference. Before I start though, I make no apologies for potential incorrect apostrophe placement! So, without further ado, welcome to…
Typography Reference 101: 1. The Basics
- Differentiate your levels of read with the key elements:
Size
Weight
Colour
Position
There is no need to introduce more fonts than is necessary, learn to put yourself in control of the type, not the other way around.
Grid To The Face!
Ok, so it’s a couple of evenings late, but… I have finally finished Grid Face typeface. More than this I have completed 2 weights of the font!
But what fun would it be if I was not to make you wander half way around the web to find it?
Click here to see the full typeface on my design portfolio site
Typeface Tweaking
Recently undertaken for a national savoury snack distributor, based on Minion Regular
Mark Up
Recently undertaken for a development company, very keen to get the angle brackets in there
