All Things Typographic

Everything you didn’t know you didn’t know, typographically speaking! -- TypeTalk: You ask, we answer -- Typography for Signage -- Typo Tips from Erik Spiekermann -- Cheese or Font? -- Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization -- The Type Studio now on Twitter

TypeTalk: You ask, we answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. Is there an optimum column width for text settings that makes the text easier to read? Check it out... Q. How can I avoid importing the formatting in a Word document when I place the text into a design program? Check it out...

Typography for Signage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Signage must make its point as quickly as possible, whether it is promoting a product, providing directions, or previewing a brand. Typography — the right faces used appropriately — holds the key to readability and memorability. Read on...

Typo Tips from Erik Spiekermann ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With the invention of desktop publishing, designers found themselves setting type on their computers for the first time. Until then, they had made type specifications for typesetters and left the job up to the professionals. As a result, you can still see classic inaccuracies in typesetting, even in top-quality printed matter. Here you will find some tips from Erik Spiekermann, co-author of Stop Stealing Sheep, and a FontShop founder, which will prevent some of the more obvious blunders. Read on...

Cheese or Font? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fonts and cheese — what could they possibly have in common? Perhaps more than you think. Play this fun game and find out how well you really know the difference between these two incongruous items. Check it out...

Bring Gourmet Typography to your company, school, or organization ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In today’s competitive market, you need all the edge you can get. Whether you are a student or a professional, having strong typographic skills should be at the top of your list. Bring Gourmet Typography Training right to your company, school or organization! Workshops are customized for groups of any size and designed to fit your specific needs. Sessions are scheduled for your convenience — daytime, evenings or weekends. We will design a program customized for your particular requirements. SUMMER DISCOUNT: $300 off workshops scheduled June thru August. SCHOOLS & UNIVERSITIES: Special pricing, call 203.227.5929 for details. “I want to thank you for the great workshop last Friday. You dusted off and reinforced all of those typographic rules that I have — and have not — lived by in all my years as a graphic designer. Your down-to-earth approach to type made the session breezy and fun, and I couldn’t help but visually re-spacing all the headlines I had the time to linger on during my bumper-to-bumper drive back to home. Thanks again for reigniting my spark for type!” For more info, click here or call 203.227.5929.

The Type Studio now on Twitter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes, I gave in to Twitter pressure. It's no longer your teenager's social networking tool, but a valuable source of education and information for students, educators and professionals of all kinds. Follow me at Twitter for the best of typographic rants, raves, reviews, and releases.