Resources for fledgling type designers?
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Josh Apostolopoulos
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I recently finished my first type design class, and with it, my first typeface (though 'complete' is not necessarily how I'd describe it). As is probably universally the case, I found myself constantly encountering gaps in my knowledge along the way. My class certainly helped with this, but I was wanting for some kind of resource that I could reference any time a new question popped up, for instance, about the nuances of individual letterforms or the basics of consistent spacing.
I found TypeCulture's Academic Resource page and the articles there (such as 'Form and Proportion in a Text Typeface' and 'Basic Character Spacing in Type Design') were exactly the kind of articles I was looking for. Do you guys know of any similar repositories of educational resources online that deal with the nuances of designing type, ranging anywhere from introductory to more involved topics?
Much appreciated!
Josh
I found TypeCulture's Academic Resource page and the articles there (such as 'Form and Proportion in a Text Typeface' and 'Basic Character Spacing in Type Design') were exactly the kind of articles I was looking for. Do you guys know of any similar repositories of educational resources online that deal with the nuances of designing type, ranging anywhere from introductory to more involved topics?
Much appreciated!

Josh
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http://type-library.com
Read most of the “Type Design” section. Then read the good ones over again.1 -
Notes on type design:
http://66.147.242.192/~operinan/2/2.3.1a/2.3.1.01.notes.htm
Type Basics:
http://www.typeworkshop.com/index.php?id1=type-basics1 -
Some texts about diacritics:
http://diacritics.typo.cz/index.php?id=102 -
Great links, guys. Thanks!
Microsoft's typography site is also worth browsing, although most of the really good articles are linked to in the afore-mentioned, err, links.0 -
Yes, thanks for the links so far!
I've been digging around and found Alessandro Segalini's list of resources as well. It could definitely use a bit of curating, but the chances of finding some useful resources seem promising.0 -
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