Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Design/ Typography Notes

Typography

Legibility
Small text is easier to read as Serif
Sans Serif is used more in titles

Serif vs Sans Serif 
Serif -reads best at small sizes complimentary

Font Variance
Too many confuse the reader
"Too many fonts spoil the design'
***2 fonts***
        Fonts that are too similar cause ambiguity
Use upper and lower case letters for optimum clarity
NOT ALL CAPITAL LETTERS -unless titles, headlines etc.

Alignment
Left alignment reads easiest -eye flow as moves down page
center alignment is more dramatic
Want to have even rags

Emphasis
1 Italics
2 Bold
3 Size
4 Color
5 Typestyle Change

Integrity
Avoid Stretching of distorting type

Weight
Strive for a sense of balance

Kerning
Space between letters
Tracking
Applied to entire word

Large Text Blocks: Rags
Want closer to flat line at end of text



















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