hrbrmstr's Daily Drop

  • Drop #461 (2024-05-07): Typography Tuesday

    Today’s Typography Tuesday edition of the Drops has some font intrigue, improved ways to wield web fonts, and an update to a Drop fav typeface.

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  • Drop #456 (2024-04-23): Typography Tuesday

    The wonk-ish edition of the Drop discusses the influential role of typography across diverse fields, exploring its impact on user experience, legal documents, and video games. It highlights typography’s power in enhancing readability, evoking emotions, and guiding user behavior. Additionally, it sheds light on the historical and developmental significance of game fonts. The insights offered…

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  • Drop #444 (2024-04-16): Typography Tuesday

    Today’s Drop dares asks and explores the question “Why Do We Need More Typefaces?”. We then take a look at “Legibility” by Mary C. Dyson which will 100% help you craft better communications. And, we end with a bit of fun from The Washington Post’s interactive piece that explores the impact of different fonts on…

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  • Drop #440 (2024-04-09): (Tardy) Typography Tuesday

    On yet-another Tardy Typography Tuesday Drop we cover The Font Matrix (a tool for pairing and categorizing typefaces), Phosphor Icons (a vast collection of open-source icons) and Hauora Sans (a condensed version of Manrope).

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  • Drop #437 (2024-04-02): (Tardy) Typography Tuesday

    Today’s (late) Drop discusses the release of Ubuntu Sans, a humanist-style variable font designed for the Ubuntu operating system by Dalton Maag. Typographica, founded in 2002, offers detailed typeface reviews and insights. FontID is a community-driven platform for identifying typefaces, emphasizing human expertise over automated models. These resources provide valuable insights into typography.

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  • Drop #433 (2024-03-25): Typography Tuesday

    Today’s Drop features the Typst Examples Book, paying tribute to renowned typographer Phil Baines, and introducing the new font Fixel. The Typst Examples Book enables easy and logical document creation with a focus on typography, while Baines’s legacy encompasses innovative designs, educational contributions, and his exploration of public lettering. Fixel, a new free font, offers…

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  • Drop #429 (2024-03-19): Typography Tuesday

    Today’s Drop showcases the importance of typography in modern design, emphasizing meticulous cleaning of text, discussing the impact of typography on visual narratives, and introducing a unique connected script typeface called Dash. It highlights the significance of typography in effective communication and offers insights and resources for improving typographic endeavors.

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  • Drop #432 (2024-03-05): Typography Tuesday

    Typodarium offers a typeface-a-day calendar with 366 new typefaces from 292 designers across 34 countries, celebrating linguistic and artistic diversity. K.73r is a geometric sans typeface designed by Lauren Graycar, inspired by modernist traditions and Mozart’s canons. Jonas Type offers free-to-try fonts including Scope, Fictional, and Indicate Mono.

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  • Drop #428 (2024-02-27): Typography Tuesday

    This post covers three main topics: the typographic heresy of using the terms “typeface” and “font” interchangeably, an AIGA typography crash course, and the Figma design tool community. The typographic discussion elaborates on the differences between typeface and font, the AIGA curriculum offers typography guides, and Figma is highlighted as a valuable resource for designers.

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