Results within topic “typography”

Design Business and Ethics

studio management  software  copyright  photography  contracts  studio issues  typography  ethics 

The People’s Font: An Interview with Franz Hoffman

Spacing and Kerning

What makes a typeface look the way it does? The design of the letter shapes is a primary factor, but it’s by no means the only one. The spacing of a font has a large impact on how it looks when typeset, and should be taken into consideration when choosing and using a typeface.

typography 

When Wood Trumped Metal: An Interview with Bill Moran

Who can resist the graphic appeal of wood type? Heller gets impressed at the Hamilton Wood Type Museum.

print design  typography  interviews 

From A to Big Apple

What does lettering say about a city? Shaw, the bard of vernacular signs, finds street letters and typefaces reveal New York's hidden pasts.

photography  typography 

Lettering Grows in Brooklyn

The changing (type) face of New York has been well documented by Paul Shaw. Here, our intrepid guide takes AIGA readers on a tour of Brooklyn.

typography  signage 

Bradbury Thompson’s Alphabet 26: A Font System for Early Readers?

Can altering the alphabet design improve literacy among children? Bennett and Rice revisited Bradbury Thompson revolutionary Alphabet 26 and were surprised by what they found.

K-12  typography 

The Hand Is Mightier Than the Font: An Interview with Bernard Maisner

Is calligraphy a dying art? Heller finds it alive and well in the capable hands of Bernard Maisner, Hollywood’s man of letters.

typography  interviews 

X for All or Nothing

What does X stand for? According to Barringer’s exhaustive explication, there’s very little that the 24th letter does not represent.

consumerism  typography