Ilene Strizver
About
Ilene Strizver is a typographic consultant, author of Type Rules!, and former CreativeProcolumnist known for her long-running “TypeTalk” series. She is the founder of The Type Studio and now reimagines vintage furniture through The Dezine Studio, applying the same design principles to a more hands-on medium.
Articles
See all articlesFrom Type to Table: Different Medium, Same Design Eye
Our longtime typography expert explores how the core principles of design translate from the digital page to the hands-on craft of restoring vintage furniture.
InType: Legibility vs. Readability
Follow these tips for selecting and designing with type to create text that attracts and keeps a reader’s attention.
InType: Know Your Small Caps
Add sophistication and polish to your type by understanding the different kinds of small caps, as well as how and when to use them.
5 Great Script Fonts From Adobe Fonts
Need a great script font for use in your next InDesign project? Look no further!
Understanding and Applying Small Caps
Small caps are a handy feature for type design, but make sure you’re using real ones!
Susan Friedman, Illustrative Quilt Artist/Designer
The artistic quilts of Susan Friedman offer important lessons in the use of color, texture, design, and composition.
InType: Tiny Type
Ilene Strizver enlarges on the importance of using the clearest text for the small-screen job so your readers won’t have to squint.
TypeTalk: 10 Ways to Increase Readability and Create Inviting Text
Use these techniques to make text-heavy material more attractive and easily digestible for readers
The Ultimate Guide to Kerning
Even the smallest of spaces can have the biggest impact on the appearance of type. Here’s how to always get it right.
Ten Essential Books on Typography
Ilene Strizver shares her list of must-have books to inspire and inform you.
