Category Archives: Typography

Tight Typography

By MK | Published: July 5, 2004
Making copy look good on paper (or screen) requires a good working knowledge of which typefaces are suitable for certain items. As touched on in my Typography Basics series, setting body copy in a decorative typeface is a big no-no. Personally, I don’t like seeing any type running across a two page [...]
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Typeface Basics: Decorative

By MK | Published: February 25, 2004
The long anticipated last addition to the Typeface Basics series is here. In this article we will discuss Decorative typefaces.
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Typeface Basics: Script

By MK | Published: January 7, 2004
Howdy! and welcome to 2004. Today we are going to take a look at Script fonts. What’s A Script? Script refers to hand lettering, on other words writing with pen and ink. in the digital age, script fonts still find their place, and enjoy accompanying the other typefaces found in previous articles. i’m sure you [...]
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Typeface Basics: San Serif

By MK | Published: December 30, 2003
San Serif typefaces are relatively new forms. Starting to appear in the late 19th century, San Serif type was not widely used until the early part of the 20th century. Alas the day of digital publishing. All of the first "screen fonts" were San Serif for ease of legibility; keep in mind [...]
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