Harness the power in understanding principles and techniques of responsive web design, and. Performance and web typography view source conference talk by helen holmes. Learn how to choose, combine, and set type with confidence. Achieving a thorough grasp of typography can take a lifetime, but moving beyond the basics is within your reach right now. A list apart alum jason santa maria explains in this excerpt from chapter 1 of on web typography, his new book from a book apart. Hes the founder of brooklynbased design firm mighty. Jason santa maria is a graphic designer living and working in sunny philadelphia, pa.
Links to the service where you can download the font files. Quotes are not sourced from all markets and may be delayed up to 20 minutes. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Choose, combine, and set typefaces with easeand invite readers in. On web typography is an excellent typography primer, and not just as it pertains to the web. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. Designer jason santa marias book is one of the shortest books about.
Reading is the easiest activity that can be curtains everywhere you want. Before users start reading a single word of text on a website, they. Jason santa maria wants you to see type beyond code or flourishes. Web typography for web designers and web developers. Performance and web typography view source conference. Information is provided as is and solely for informational purposes, not for trading purposes or advice. In a refreshing, somewhat classical approach, jason steps through foundational points of legibility, style, size relationships, font pairings, analysis of type choices based on knowledge of the types design process and purpose, and more.
Achieving a thorough grasp of typography can take a lifetime, but. I love typography, so i made a skillshare class to help you learn all about the fundamentals of using type on the web. Youll discover how typography shapes the way we read and how you can adapt the crafts practices for the screen. Previously, he served as the vice president of aigany and as the creative director for a list apart and typekit. This past weekend found us all in baltimore to take part in camm slamm, another weekend film competition. Santa maria discussed readability and correctly pairing fonts together. Well go over how to enable opentype features and how you can optimize your font files for the web. So how can we use typography to welcome readers and convince them to sit with us through this process. Jason santa maria is a graphic designer with a deep love for letters. Last november, tim brown and jason santa maria both wrote fantastic articles for a list apart about web typography.
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