pilmore, lee » Typography

The resurrection of downloadable Web fonts

Lee Pilmore — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:16:40 +0000

Neat overview of the @font-face for downloadable web fonts by Roger Johansson inspired by Håkon Wium Lie’s article CSS @ Ten: The Next Big Thing, published at A List Apart in August this year.

15 Excellent Examples of Web Typography

Lee Pilmore — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:49:17 +0000

Some of the examples mimic the typography of print, while others actually leverage web technology, smart CSS and delicious HTML to make their pages not only aesthetically pleasing, but legible, user-friendly and easily navigable.

From the excellent I Love Typography, see the 15. I only just discovered this site and it really is text smart. This is part one of a showcase, so stay tuned for the next.

Setting Type on the Web to a Baseline Grid

Lee Pilmore — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:26:45 +0000

Article from Wilson Miner on A List Apart. At some point as designers we have to strike a balance between creating pixel-perfect layouts and infinitely flexible ones.

Stop with the scrappy type and set it down to a baseline, man.

Five simple steps to better typography

Lee Pilmore — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:54:51 +0000

Fascinating articles from Mark Boulton.

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Compose to a Vertical Rhythm

Lee Pilmore — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:04:02 +0000

Richard Rutter explains why space in typography is like time in music in his ditty ‘Compose to a Vertical Rhythm‘, and how this thinking can improve typography on the web.

As web design is typography, this should be an interesting read for all interface designers out there.

Iranian Typography

Lee Pilmore — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:51:37 +0000

From the ever brilliant PingMag, please enjoy ‘Iranian Typography Now‘. Wonderful work and great article.

The past few years have been quite exciting for Iranian graphic designers. As Iran’s design gains more international attention, the graphic designers face new challenges and rewards.

The country has a rich history of visual arts and moreover the better part of this heritage consists of calligraphy.

Some of the work highlighted is just beautiful. The work by Mehdi Saeedi, from the “The Blind Owl” typography exhibition is nothing short of eye-opening.

Web Design is 95% Typography

Lee Pilmore — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:30:15 +0000

95% of the information on the web is written language. It is only logical to say that a web designer should get good training in the main discipline of shaping written information, in other words: Typography.

“Typography has one plain duty before it and that is to convey information in writing. No argument or consideration can absolve typography from this duty. A printed work which cannot be read becomes a product without purpose.”

This a wonderful and interesting article from the people over at iA. Read it, it’s very readable.