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Principle #3: Meet typographical contrast

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, contrast is the difference or the degree of difference between things having similar or comparable natures. Not far away from this definition, we can come across a different type of contrast: the typographical contrast. Want to know more about it? Then ke…

Principle #2: body height and glyph width

As some of you might know, there are a few ways you can measure up the size of a character. The most common one implies two different aspects that you must take in consideration: body height and body width. Today, we’re going to spice things up a bit and move our attention to another way of de…

Typography Rules You Should Know as a Designer

Graphic design typography, however, comes with a clear set of typography rules. No matter how good you think you are or how inexperienced you are, it’s never a waste of time to remember the typography rules because they transform your creativity into an effective design.

Typography mistakes that designers should avoid

Carefully-tailored typography that harmoniously blends with all the elements of your design may be overlooked or may not even be appreciated sufficiently. On the other hand, typography mistakes will stand out glaringly and will weigh down your overall design.

Learning the basics of kerning

What is kerning? What does kerning mean? Kerning is a typography process that allows designers to make the required adjustment of the spacing between letters or characters to avoid those off-looking clumsy gaps and ultimately improve readability.