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Just My Type

Just My Type
(journal entry)

Been so busy designing 11+ hours a day that I haven't had a chance to make many updates, except for the occasional photo. I guess it's good news having work to do, but it doesn't always feel that way when it's happening under strict deadlines.

On another note, I finally received my copy of Simon Garfield's Just My Type. As soon as I'm done, I will share my thoughts (for what they matter.)

Just My Type Simon Garfield

Tip For The Beginning Designer

If you can help it, in most cases you will not want to put a stroke or faux-bold on a font. It is not the same as "Bold." Bold fonts are designed specifically for their purpose. Strokes throw off the letter's ascenders and descenders, change the size, and would require tracking adjustments (the space in-between characters.) Most typefaces include bold as part of their family. See if you can use that. This is just a general rule of thumb in the design world, but there are special circumstances when you will "break the rules."

Note: These same applications are true: Shearing/Slanting is not the same as italic//Decreases the font size and faux "Small Caps" are not true Small Caps//Squishing the font is not the same as a Condensed font