Imagine a scenario where you had many options to choose from and all you ended up with was an increased level of confusion. Yes! That is precisely what the designers go through as one of…
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How Fonts Are Fueling the Culture Wars
ypography is undergoing a public renaissance. Typography usually strives to be invisible, but recently it’s become a mark of sophistication for readers to notice it and have an opinion. Suddenly, people outside of the…
Why fonts matter
If the above was a little hard to read, then I think I’ve already proven my point. Fonts do matter. However, I assume for most people the value of fonts doesn’t extend much further than…
Font Pairing in Web Design—How to Choose the Exact Fonts You Need for Your New Website
Choosing appropriate the fonts you want to use for your website—we call this practice, “font pairing.” By font pairings, I’m referring to how to choose a “set” of fonts (two or more) that will be…
Trappist Monk Who Inspired Apple’s Fonts Passes Away
Robert Palladino teaching in 1978 (Image: Reed College) The man who inspired Steve Jobs to bring multiple typographic styles to the Mac, the Trappist monk and calligrapher Rev. Robert Palladino, died late last month at…