Typography 101
Ever since I created this blog about three weeks ago I have been approached by a couple of people who told me that they do not have much of a grasp in graphic design. However, they do have interest in learning about it. My previous post was based around typography which is a very important element of graphic design. With this post I would like to give you a little bit of a crash course on typography.
Typography, in a nut shell, is not just about fonts. The literal definition is “the study of type”. It is about creating, modifying, arranging, and using type. Today I made you an interactive flash piece on the anatomy of type so you can help understand the small details of typography and letterforms.
The anatomy of typefaces only cover a portion of what typography is all about. Of course, maybe one day I will cover the rest in another post or two.
For the creation of this Flash piece, credit goes to:
July 1st, 2009 at 11:06 am
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July 8th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
So, I finally got to look at this, and this is neat. I’m more interested, though, in the usage of font – I don’t know if the body parts of a font is my cup of tea.