Read, in Thinking with Type:
Type Families – Punctuation (48–57)
Font Formats – Font Families (80–82)
Alignment – Hierarchy (112–132, skipping the exercise in the middle).
Category: Readings
We’re going to talk about margins while making books. A lot.
And you may want to re-read Let’s Talk About Margins
From John Kane’s A Type Primer.
(password given in class)
Read both of these. Take notes. Write down things that make think.
1. Craig Mod’s Let’s Talk About Margins is about the way small details in design and typography – and caring about small details in design – can make those who encounter your work feel welcome.
Read Let’s Talk About Margins
2. This excerpt from Audrey Bennett’s Teaching Design Standards in a Socially-Conscious Age is about a set of standards to pay attention to and strive for in design work.
Read Design Standards in a Socially-Conscious Age (pdf)