Contents Home page TYPE DESIGN Design notes Contents Basics Decisions Modules Bold Italic Scans Spacing Elbow grease Glossary Notes on type design Contents Type design basics Autotrace Autotracing tips Framework Verticals Optical illusions Limitations Work habits Keep a log Decisions Test and compare Golden Section Limit your choices Imitation Font metrics can help you More metrics, if you’re really curious Why pilfering doesn’t pay Modules on a grid Make a grid The curve The diagonal Easy capitals Pesky capitals Numerals and oddments How to polish Spacing Squeeze and stretch Make a bold Limits Where does the weight go? Bowls, stems and curves Diagonals The letter s The letter g The letter a Assembly work Italic x-height Stems Curve compensation Working from scanned art Capitals one: straight stems Casual serifs Capitals two: rounded letters The letter O More rounded letters The letter S Capitals three: obliques Lower case The l-group The a-group The b-group o-group one: the letter o o-group two o-group three: the letter s The x-group Spacing Method Spacing capitals Spacing the lower case Spacing numerals How to imitate spacing Spacing joined letters Bad shapes Kerning fun Useful texts Elbow grease Bumpy curves Character width Family likeness Density Proportions Glossary Copyright © 1998-2001 Gunnlaugur SE Briem. All rights reserved. Updated 01 August 2001.
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Home page TYPE DESIGN Design notes Contents Basics Decisions Modules Bold Italic Scans Spacing Elbow grease Glossary
Notes on type design Contents Type design basics Autotrace Autotracing tips Framework Verticals Optical illusions Limitations Work habits Keep a log Decisions Test and compare Golden Section Limit your choices Imitation Font metrics can help you More metrics, if you’re really curious Why pilfering doesn’t pay Modules on a grid Make a grid The curve The diagonal Easy capitals Pesky capitals Numerals and oddments How to polish Spacing Squeeze and stretch Make a bold Limits Where does the weight go? Bowls, stems and curves Diagonals The letter s The letter g The letter a Assembly work Italic x-height Stems Curve compensation Working from scanned art Capitals one: straight stems Casual serifs Capitals two: rounded letters The letter O More rounded letters The letter S Capitals three: obliques Lower case The l-group The a-group The b-group o-group one: the letter o o-group two o-group three: the letter s The x-group Spacing Method Spacing capitals Spacing the lower case Spacing numerals How to imitate spacing Spacing joined letters Bad shapes Kerning fun Useful texts Elbow grease Bumpy curves Character width Family likeness Density Proportions Glossary
Copyright © 1998-2001 Gunnlaugur SE Briem. All rights reserved. Updated 01 August 2001.
