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perspectives on typography

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Rachel Elnar
October 3, 2016
Thoughts and Tips

The Typography of Children’s Books

Rachel Elnar
October 3, 2016
Thoughts and Tips
The Typography of Children’s Books

I grew up with children’s books, and truly loved the stories. Every evening, a favorite book of mine renewed a spark of imagination before bedtime. 

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Michael Stinson
August 30, 2016
Typography Dojo

Design Mentorship is Important

Michael Stinson
August 30, 2016
Typography Dojo
Design Mentorship is Important

One message that many of our guests have shared is the importance of mentorship.

Tagged: 1-on-1, coaching, design mentorship, mentorship, training, Typography, interview, Graphic Design

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Rachel Elnar
July 31, 2016
Thoughts and Tips

Pairing Typefaces to Symbols for Logotype Design

Rachel Elnar
July 31, 2016
Thoughts and Tips
Pairing Typefaces to Symbols for Logotype Design

Graphic designers spend a lot of time trying to figure out where to start with pairing typefaces to symbols.

Tagged: logotypes, pairing typefaces to symbols, Wordmarks, Logo Design

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Rachel Elnar
June 26, 2016
Professional Spotlight

Hrant Papazian Questions the Limits of Legibility

Rachel Elnar
June 26, 2016
Professional Spotlight
Hrant Papazian Questions the Limits of Legibility

What is a “Q”? What is the morphological essence of a letter? Such questions led to an experiment that taunted the limits of legibility in order to better understand the character-recognition processes of the human mind.

Tagged: microfoundry, trajan, trajic, type experiments

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Rachel Elnar
May 15, 2016
Thoughts and Tips

Learning web typography on the web.

Rachel Elnar
May 15, 2016
Thoughts and Tips
Learning web typography on the web.

I've been teaching interactive design for 15 years at the University level, and one thing that has remained the same, is that the industry and code standards are always changing.

Tagged: education, web fonts, web type, web typography

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