Comments on: Art of Type: Squint-Free Small Type

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Links: Things to consider when setting up that Portfolio website « — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:10:33 +0000

[...] Links: Things to consider when setting up that Portfolio website Just want to post a few links that might come in useful to any media heads out there.First one I came across is a pretty detailed post on Typography. [...]

By: Freddo

Freddo — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:26:23 +0000

Hi,

A REALLY useful article.

Do you think Frutiger could also be included as a suitable squint-free font?

Thanks again.

By: Rick Henderson

Rick Henderson — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:56:05 +0000

Great article. I’ve linked to it from http://typegeek.blogspot.com with a visual comparison of small versions of Verdana and Minion.

By: hiddenson

hiddenson — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:47:55 +0000

Interesting content, but admittedly, the article is not following the guidelines it preaches.

Refreshing nonetheless, thanks for that.

By: Murmp - Art of Type: Squint-Free Small Type

Murmp - Art of Type: Squint-Free Small Type — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:23:03 +0000

[...] Art of Type: Squint-Free Small Type Currently 2/1 Submitted 3 days ago by jsuggs Tags: font! graphic design! web development! If you don’t want your small type to look like it’s hiding something, if you really want it to be read, it takes some extra effort, because all type programs default to settings for creating full-sized text. When you start setting smaller type than this, whether it’s for footnotes, contracts, legal notices, or the front and back matter of books, you have to make adjustments. [...]

By: InnerSpark

InnerSpark — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:38:06 +0000

Great article. I will be bookmarking this and revisiting it again.

By: InnerSpark

InnerSpark — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:37:12 +0000

Great post. I will be bookmarking this and revisiting it again.

By: dubya

dubya — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:27:00 +0000

interesting article on font size written in 8pt verdana – FAIL.

By: tgbdad

tgbdad — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:16:02 +0000

I agree that this is one of the best articles I’ve ever read on using fonts. I’d consider myself a relative novice in typography, and I rarely do anything for print. (I’m a developer more than a designer. Found this article via Twitter.) I learned a lot from this article, and it made absolute sense. Thanks!

By: frank

frank — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:38:49 +0000

Great article. Very concise and complete. Reminds me of the article doing an analysis of all the fonts in Montreal’s subway system. Very cool, go check it out.

By: charlie

charlie — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:46:29 +0000

legible means readable idiot. Don’t go into to writing as a career… Oh woops, you already did.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:40:01 +0000

Very nice write-up. Great tone and tons of information.

However, I was hoping for easier, quicker to consume information that’s visual. You list out 6 fonts, but make me cross reference the font with your comma delimited list above it. Why just put the font name in each example so I instantly know the font?

Furthermore.. I’d like to *see* examples of small fonts, and how tracking makes a difference. Pick a font or two, and show me a few variations of it to really prove your point.

Given the subject matter, you have the perfect opportunity to demonstrate exactly what you’re preaching.

Still, nice post.