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Web Typography

Web Typography. By: Leisy Vidal. Importance of typography. Sometimes you’ll get a client that just doesn’t give you any photographic assets. It then becomes very hard to build an aesthetic multi-page site without any visuals. This is where typography becomes the art on the web.

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Web Typography

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  1. Web Typography By: Leisy Vidal

  2. Importance oftypography • Sometimes you’ll get a client that just doesn’t give you any photographic assets. • It then becomes very hard to build an aesthetic multi-page site without any visuals. • This is where typography becomes the art on the web.

  3. Importance oftypography • Having the right typography helps set the mood of your site, and when done correctly, improves readability. • It has become a great asset to websites, but also a headache for viewers that deal with horribly used type.

  4. Examples ofGood typography

  5. WAYS TO FAKE ITUNTIL YOU MAKE IT Research. See how it’s done in the field. Use Type-o-matic. Ask the pros. Play with them in direct implementation.

  6. RESEARCH:where to find fonts • There’s tons of websites with listings of fonts for use. • Font Squirrel, MyFonts, daFont, and fonts.com all have great fonts. • But if you’re using the font for a commercial use, it’s better to check the licensing to ensure you can use it for commercial purposes without being charged.

  7. RESEARCH:TYPOGRAPHIC PAIRINGS • This is all about finding two fonts, and making them look aesthetically pleasing together. • There’s tons of websites that already list really good font combinations for you to use. • This is an image from bonfx.com, who has a great listing and preview of combinations to practice with. • They list a free PDF download of their list on the site.

  8. RESEARCH:TYPOGRAPHIC PAIRINGS • Bonfx has had such good success with their pairings, they published an e-book with 370 pages of combinations for you to use. • Once you found a font you like, you could do a search in the e-book for it, to find what looks good. • And if all else fails, you can google font combinations for your new font if it’s a new and obscure.

  9. SEE HOW IT’S DONE IN THE FIELD:BLOGS • Learn about current trends with blogs. • Most of them are organized by most recent date so it’s easy to distinguish old trends from new ones. • They also tend to compose the best of the best resources from many different sources, so they become a one-stop-shop. • Many link you to resources you didn’t know existed before, so you get more exposure. • There’s also many that are targeted to specific aspects of typography. So if you like modern, vintage, or hand-written, you’ll find something that suits your likes.

  10. BEST Blogs:

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  12. USE Type-o-matic • This a Firefox plugin for generating typography reports on webpages. • It’s an extension of their Firebug plugin, so both are used in conjunction. • Just run firebug, and after installing Type-o-matic, use firebug’s new typography tab.

  13. USE Type-o-matic • This will run a report of all the fonts on the page. • It lists font families, styles, weights, sizes, colors, both letter and word spacing, transformations, and even shadows used on that site. • There’s even a feature to copy everything as JSON data if you want to manipulate it further.

  14. This tab generates a report that lists font families, styles, weights, colors, and sizes. • It also indicates if the text has any decorations or shadows, and even if any letter or word spacing applied. • All the data is generated in JSON. There’s a copy to clipboard function to view the data in a text editor.

  15. Type-o-matic • This tab generates a report that lists font families, styles, weights, colors, and sizes. • It also indicates if the text has any decorations or shadows, and even if any letter or word spacing applied. • All the data is generated in JSON. There’s a copy to clipboard function to view the data in a text editor.

  16. Type-o-matic • The extension is free and open source. There is a link directly from the download page to github, where developers can expand its uses and features. • The developers are currently working on a chrome version.

  17. ASK THE PROS: CONVENTIONS • TypeCon is a yearly convention for typography aficionados. • There’s speakers, workshops, presentations, and products on sale. • The next one is in August 2014 in Washington, DC.

  18. ASK THE PROS:online course • The courses are only $20, and this one has 11 lessons, is all online and self-paced, and is available for as long as you need. You can even ask the instructor for help and guidance. • Skillshare has some of the best in depth typography courses I’ve found for web typography. There’s even courses for creating your own fonts.

  19. Implementing Fonts • Fonts are all styled with CSS. • @font-face • Best for fonts you know others won’t have on their computer. • @font-face{font-family: name;src:url(name.woff);} • External Links • Best for importing a font from an external webpage, like Google. • <linkhref='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Gafata' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'> • Direct styling • Used for the main fonts on most computers. • body{font-family: Georgia, Verdana, Arial;}

  20. SOURCES • http://24ways.org/2013/untangling-web-typography/ • http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2013/08/06/beautiful-typography-web-design/ • http://typographica.org/ • http://welovetypography.com/ • http://type-o-matic.net/ • http://bonfx.com/19-top-fonts-in-19-top-combinations/ • http://www.typecon.com/ • http://www.skillshare.com/classes/design/The-First-Steps-of-Hand-Lettering-Concept-to-Sketch-Lettering-I/389616295?via=search • https://www.google.com/fonts

  21. Review Questions • Why is it important to use typographical pairings? How do I find the right pairings? • What’s the plugin Firefox uses to run typography reports? What kind of data does the plugin export? • What resource do you think is the best way to get started with typography? Explain why. • How is typography implemented on a web page? List two ways of doing this. • Why is typography important? How can it help you content-wise with clients?

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