Typography: it matters!
#weird #signs #humor #humour #typography #graphicdesign #kerning
Typography: it matters!
#weird #signs #humor #humour #typography #graphicdesign #kerning
I haven’t used Times New Roman since 2008 but I still see it pop up in the wild every now and again. So I made an explainer video about why you should stop using it and what you should use instead. #TypographyNerd
I think Franklin Gothic is cooler than Helvetica, so I made a video about why you should use it more often. And since the Franklin Gothic font you get with Windows and Office 365 isn’t particularly good, I recommend a few great free and paid alternatives. #TypographyNerd
Digging into the "atypography" art movement, really cool so far. Example of "Epetri" atypographic font - it reads "dubtechno."
More stuff + their manual at https://www.atypography.com/
if you are under 30 years old and picking a font size for something other people need to read, not just yourself: that’s too small. still too small. A LITTLE BIGGER
I really like the proposed asterism symbol, ⁂, U+2042 to represent the Fediverse. “In astronomy, it refers to groups of stars in the sky, akin to constellations.”
https://symbol.fediverse.info
I might just add it to my fonts, (and perhaps boot the bitcoin, ₿, U+20BF, while I'm at it) Now to see whether I like hexacles (the bestagons) or pentacles..
#charactersetpolitics #fediverse #fonts #typography
I've been writing using em dashes since the 1990s. The reason AI uses em dashes is because it was trained on my writing, and that of countless other humans like me.
What’s the Difference Between Straight and Curly Quotation Marks?
Over the years, one became "smart" and the other one "dumb".
https://wordsmarts.com/straight-curly-quotation-marks/
Books about typography at PG
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=typography&submit_search=Search
#Introduction post for my own Mastodon instance!
• I’m a 44-year-old jack-of-all-trades.
• I grew up in #HongKong, lived in the #US. My partner of 14 years and I moved to #Taiwan in 2020.
• We are “parents” to one remaining dog.
• I speak 6 #languages, and have dabbled in many others.
• Things I will nerd out about: #Unicode, #typography, #typhoons.
• I am a person of faith, but not a fan of organized religions.
• I type in #Dvorak.
• I curate pop music at @soniccruise.
Come on guys, pay attention to the kerning.
#kerning #typography #graphicdesign #seasonal #weird #signs #humor #humour
Some "Joy" for Wednesday. Newly added to my collection: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/floral-joy-lisa-s-baker.html
#joy #wordart #typography #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #flowers #floral #colorful #bright #cheery #artprints #canvasprints #puzzles #totebags #stationary #happyart #buyintoart #pattern #interiordecor