Confusing Type Terms, Part 1
The ability to talk about type and design, and say what you mean with clarity and accuracy, is an essential skill for designers. Within the language of typography, there are [...]
Ilene Strizver
Ilene Strizver, founder of The Type Studio, is a typographic consultant, designer, writer and educator specializing in all aspects of visual communication, from the aesthetic to the technical. Her book, Type Rules! The designer’s guide to professional typography, 4th edition, has received numerous accolades from the type and design community. She conducts her widely acclaimed Gourmet Typography Workshops internationally. For more information on attending one or bringing it to your company, organization, or school, go to her site, call The Type Studio at 203-227-5929, or email Ilene at info@thetypestudio.com. Sign up for her free e‑newsletter, All Things Typographic, at www.thetypestudio.com.
Articles by Ilene Strizver
Illuminated Manuscripts with Decorated Initials
Some of the most exquisite and elaborate lettering was created for the illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages. These hand-made books not only consisted of text, but [...]
How To Create Sharp Digital Type Images
Images that contain type make frequent appearances on websites and blogs, ebooks, smart phones, emails, and other digital media. Whether you are a print designer, a business [...]
The Creative World of Gail Anderson
Gail Anderson, by Paul Davis I have been a huge fan of Gail Anderson, the New York-based designer, writer, and educator, ever since her days at Rolling Stone magazine. Now a [...]
The Five Worst Web Type Crimes
Type crimes don’t only exist in print. You’ll find them on the web and other digital media as well. Any public media that contains type should be adhering to [...]
Stefan Sagmeister’s Newest Creation, The Happy Film
Is design only visual? Is it only about what you see? What if you could (re)design your life, treating it as a design project, so to speak? This is the question asked by [...]
All About Titling Fonts
When looking for just the right display typeface, have you considered a titling font? If not, you are missing out on an entire category of possibilities. Titling fonts are [...]
The Process Is the Inspiration, The New House Industries Book
The Process Is the Inspiration is not your average type foundry book. In fact, it goes way beyond the scope of any type book I have seen. This is because it is not really a [...]
Sign Painters: An (almost) Lost Art
Sign painting is an art and a craft that has attracted and fascinated both designers and laypersons alike for decades. It can be a combination hand-lettering, calligraphy, [...]
Presenting Anisette, the Typeface with Three Sets of Caps
Anisette, designed by Jean François Porchez of Typofonderie in France, is not a brand new typeface, but one that recently caught my attention from a “snail” mailing, [...]
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