The use of scales to aid composition originally surfaced in music [1] , they’re used to add structure and harmony to sound instead of just a series of incoherent noises. In typography they are used to create visual harmony and consistency throughout written documents.
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Figure 1. Prumo Text sample.
Prumo Text is one of many beautiful typefaces designed by DSType, an award winning and internationally renowned foundry. They have some of the finest examples of type design throughout their website, so be sure to check it out.
Continue readingIn a previous article titled Line Lengths & Measures I discussed the importance of achieving an ideal measure (line length) for your content, I also explained how to achieve this. The article you are now reading serves as an expansion on Line Lengths & Measures, so if you haven’t read it yet, take a look now before reading on.
Continue readinglig.a.ture – The act of tying or binding.
Since the creation of moveable type ligatures have taken on a more technical definition which is when two or more letters are cast together to create one sort (or glyph), this is considered a ligature even though the letters may not necessarily be connected as one letterform, but they still occupy a single glyph, which can be difficult to distinguish by eye.
Continue readingTo many people the selection of font weights and styles is simply an aesthetic choice, intended to serve the contents needs, but in actuality there are rules and guidelines to follow that determine which weights and styles should and can be used together.[1]
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