Comic Sans has been ruining PowerPoint presentations since 1994. Now it has its own day… Every first Friday of July it’s the official Comic Sans Day. […]
Advancing typography for the world without tofu
Tofu is the term given to the little squares that appear when characters can’t be translated. Google is tackling tofu head on with web friendly fonts. […]
The Golden Rules of Digital Typography (Part Two)
Part two in our instalment on rules of typography. We take you through the art of arranging type, from style to pairing fonts. […]
The Golden Rules of Digital Typography (Part One)
These are the golden rules of typography every graphic designer should know. […]
7 influential women type designers
Whether it’s the header of a webpage, a menu on an app or an eye-catching billboard – typefaces are everywhere. Few of us stop to consider the effort that has gone into designing them, or the nuances between them. […]
Winter web design trends
So, how can you ensure your website is ready for the influx of winter traffic? Web design is intrinsically dynamic, and is continually changing as new technologies evolve. […]
Serif or sans serif: which font is right for you?
Ask any web designer which is superior, serif or sans serif, and they’re sure to have an opinion. That’s because whether you realise it or not, fonts work with the overall design of your website to help establish your brand. The good news is that there’s no right or wrong answer to this question. Your […]
Famous Typographers of Famous Fonts: Eric Gill
It’s now time for the final chapter in iFactory’s series on famous typographers. We started with the sans serif styles of the Swiss masters Adrian Frutiger and Max Miedinger, and looked at the classical influence of John Baskerville’s transitional fonts. And now, for our fourth and final instalment, we’ll be looking at the often controversial […]
Famous Typographers of Famous Fonts: John Baskerville
In typography there are two basic ways to style letters – with serifs, or without. Serifs are the lines added to the strokes of letters to make them more defined – and in modern times sans serif typefaces are supreme, prized for their clean lines and elegance. But fonts using serifs have their place too, […]
Famous Typographers of Famous Fonts: Max Miedinger
Helvetica is a very stylish font. For many decades, Helvetica has been the go-to typeface highly favoured by graphic designers and anyone looking for a simple, elegant and bold look. Created by Swiss born Max Miedinger in 1957, this deceptively simple sans serif type was first known as Neue Haas Grotesk, but in 1960 that […]