Mastering Mobile Typography: Font Usage Tips and Best Practices
Don’t let inconsistent typefaces or subpar spacing impede accessibility or hurt your brand. These mobile typography guidelines will help enhance user experience and increase engagement.
Charles Matthew Atos
Supporting Diverse Needs: A Rebranding Success Story
Brand designer Bari Keenam shares how he turned a tricky logo redesign into a brand overhaul that helped his client establish an emotional connection with its customers.
Bariledum Keenam
Lines of Communication: A Typeface History (With Infographic)
Typeface evolution has been slower than other areas of design but looking back over the past 500+ years shows staggering advancements, from the invention of the printing press to variable web fonts.
Cameron Chapman
Tips and Considerations When Choosing a Typeface (with Infographic)
The right typeface can make a design, while the wrong one can definitely break it. There are a few things designers can keep in mind to make typeface selection easier and more focused.
Cameron Chapman
Mini Tutorial: A Guide to Font Combinations
Effective font combinations are a hallmark of good design. It’s vital that designers master this skill if they want to create exceptional designs that set them apart from their contemporaries.
Cameron Chapman
How to Structure an Effective Typographic Hierarchy
Since designers work with so much text-based content, creating an effective typographic hierarchy—one that clearly shows what information is most important—is a vital skill for designers to master.
Cameron Chapman
Dissecting the Intricacies of Typography Anatomy (with Infographic)
The letters used to construct our written languages have their own anatomical features. Here is a collection of lesser-known letter parts that every designer should be aware of (with an awesome infographic).
Micah Bowers
Understanding the Nuances of Typeface Classification
Possibly with the exception of color, the typeface styles used in a design have a greater impact on the way a user perceives that design than virtually any other individual design element.
Cameron Chapman
UI Design Best Practices and Common Mistakes
The most progressive and interesting designers steer clear of visually stale design solutions and ditch restrictive rules by learning UI design best practices and avoiding common design mistakes. 🔊
Micah Bowers
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