Research Directory
Type Basics
Fundamentals
- Learn about Type – Pleasures of Design (Linotype Library)
- Type Basics from Underware (NL)
- Type Sizes – Historical and Contemporary
- Type References and Tips (Adobe Systems Inc.)
Anatomy of Type
- Type Anatomy (Spokane Falls Community College)
- Anatomy by CounterSpace
- Type Anatomy by Ellen Lupton (Thinking With Type)
Typeface Classification
- Classification by CounterSpace
- Classifications of Type (Spokane Falls Community College)
- Classifying Type by Foam Train (foamtrain.com)
- Five Classic Typefaces: Cooper Union
- Type Classification by Ellen Lupton (Thinking With Type)
Glossaries for Type & Typography
Tips on Designing Type
- Balancing Typeface Legibility and Economy by Victor Gaultney
- Character Design Standards at Microsoft Typography
- Diacritics – Designing correct accents (typo.cz & designiq.cz)
- Harmonics, Patterns, and Dynamics in Formal Typographic Representations of the Latin Script (Frank E. Blokland)
- Notes on Type Design by Briem
- On Diacritics (David Brezina – ilovetypography.com)
- Polish Diacritics (Adam Twardoch)
- Problems of Diacritic Design for Latin Script Text Faces by Victor Gaultney
- Problems Relating to the Translation of a Drawn Letterform to a Digital Typeface by Eduardo Berliner
- Rhythm in Type Design by Alejandro Lo Celso
- Some Elements of Proportion and Optical Image Support in a Typeface by Mark Jamra
- The TypeRight Guide to Ethical Type Design
- Type Workshop Basics by Underware