Two readings assigned on March 4. One page response due March 11 (on either of these).
1. “This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven…” by Elliott Earls
2. “The Grid: History, Use, and Meaning” by Jack H. Williamson
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March 4, 2009 • 11:45 pm 0
Readings Part 2
February 4, 2009 • 11:14 pm 0
Readings
Here are links to the readings handed out in class:
Thirty-six point Gorilla
Experimental Typography. Whatever that Means.
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February 3, 2009 • 11:00 pm 0
Type Families Explored
Peter Biľak, who runs the Typotheque type foundry, and is co-editor of Dot Dot Dot magazine, has a good article that looks into type families.
Read it here: “Family Planing or How Type Families Work”
UPDATE: The Font Feed just published an article about type families. Check it out: “Styles, Weights, Widths; It’s All in The (Type) Family”.
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