Looking for a concise yet thorough and authoritative guide to choosing and setting beautiful type? Grab yourself a copy of the free Adobe Type Primer (20 pages, PDF). Even though it was created over 13 years ago (using InDesign 1.5! I checked) this guide is chock full of sage advice for anyone looking to get better at using type.
Sections include: Measuring Type, Spacing, Typographic Color, Using the Right Character, Copyfitting, Choosing and Using Typefaces, Combining Typefaces, and a Glossary of Typographic Terms.
This article was last modified on July 27, 2021
This article was first published on November 1, 2013
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