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Great meetimg with AIGADC talking about #webtypography.

jason — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:19:46 +0000

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Web Typography 2009: What Was…

jason — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:58:26 +0000

Last night On Slideshare.com, I posted an edited version of the slides I used in my Web Typography lectures last year, and they seem to have gotten some notice. Slide share featured the slides on their main page, resulting in several hundred views. I’m currently working on a new revised lecture for 2010 to present at [...]

10 Last-minute Gifts for Web Designers

jason — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:47:15 +0000

Q: What do I get for the Web designer who has everything? The long answer is that, whether it’s Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or another December holiday (I prefer Saturnalia myself) the Winter Solstice is traditionally a time of gift giving. So, what to give to that Web designer you know who has everything they need to actually make Web sites?

Choosing the Right Color Value: RGB or Hex

jason — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:52:46 +0000

Q: Should I use Hex or RGB values to define colors in CSS? The short answer is RGB. The slightly longer answer is that Hex values have become the de facto standard for use in CSS code and both developers and designers are used to them. The long answer is that, in the final design on the screen, [...]

Expand Your Font Repertoire

jason — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:09:43 +0000

The trick is to create a font stack with understudy fonts to cover all your bases. Most designers will design around a single typeface, but Web design is a fluid art form that will require you to provide understudy fonts that will be used when your primary choice isn’t available.

Using Pixels or Ems in Your Web Designs

jason — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:05:03 +0000

Q:What is the practical difference between px (pixel) and em (pronounced m)? When is it best to use one over the other? The short answer is that pixels measure dimensions relative to the screen while ems measure dimensions relative to type size.

Web Designers and CSS3 Tricks

jason — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:16:34 +0000

The long answer is that a good Web designer is a good design, and this can come “naturally” or from training, but is not medium dependent. However, a professional Web designer has to understand the medium well enough to know it’s strengths and limitations.

Let Me See Your Typographic Inspirations

jason — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:14:56 +0000

I've been collecting a lot of Web sites to use in the new book to show off the best in Web typography, but I'm looking for more. If you have a site you are particularly proud of, or can suggest one, take a look at my criteria below, and then add a comment with a link to the site below or (if you want to keep it private) use my contact form to send me the link.

Free Web-Safe Fonts Desktop

jason — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:55:33 +0000

A little present to brighten up your dull Monday morning. I’ve created a new desktop wall paper listing the 62 cross-OS Web safe fonts, based on my list of Web-safe fonts. These are the fonts that are most likely to be on both Mac and Windows computers, making them prime candidates for incorporating into your [...]

Will 2010 Be The Year of Web Typography?

jason — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:41:09 +0000

After over a decade of unbearable waiting, false starts, and interminable doldrums, it’s just possible that 2010 may be spring-time for Web Typography. A perfect storm of new techniques coupled with new Web browser capabilities promise to elevate Web Typography from its current monotonous state into an actual creative discipline, and this might happen more [...]