Research Directory
Type Basics
Fundamentals
- An Introduction to Type: tutorial from Spokane Falls Community College
- 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
- Anatomy by CounterSpace (requires Shockwave Player)
- Type Anatomy by Ellen Lupton (Thinking With Type)
- Type Anatomy: Tutorial from Spokane Falls Community College, Graphic Design Dept.
Typeface Classification
- Classification by CounterSpace (requires Shockwave Player)
- Classifying Type by Foam Train (foamtrain.com)
- Family Classifications of Type: Spokane Falls Community College, Graphic Design Dept.
- Five Classic Typefaces: Cooper Union
- Jonathan Hoefler’s Type Styles 101 (typophile.com)
- Type Classification by Ellen Lupton (Thinking With Type)
Glossaries for Type & Typography
- A Glossary of Typographic Terms (Adobe)
- CounterSpace
- Microsoft: A Disagreeably Facetious Type Glossary
- Type Glossary by Foam Train (foamtrain.com)
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)
- Jonathan Hoefler’s Introduction to Typeface Design 110 (typophile.com)
- 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
- Tutorials for designing type and reading lists from Hannes Famira
- Type Workshop Basics by Underware