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“typography” News Archive

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Definition · Supertopics: design · Subtopics: fonts, legibility, readability (non-exhaustive) · “typography” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Getting Creative With “the Measure” (mal/css)259
css, readability
Solving Small Text and Contrast Issues for Large-Screen Readability (a11)258
accessibility, contrast, readability
Responsive Letter Spacing (tyl/clo)257
responsive-design, css
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance” vs. “text-wrap: pretty” (dxn/log)256
css
How to Use CSS “line-clamp” to Trim Lines of Text (dxn/log)255
how-tos, css
Solved by Modern CSS: Section Layout (sha)254
css, layout, grids, liquid-design
Compressed Fluid Typography (mat)253
css, liquid-design
Fluid Headings (don)252
headings, css, responsive-design
Testing Methods: Text Spacing (dec)251
accessibility, testing, wcag, readability
Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception (int)250
podcasts, interviews, design, fonts
Visualizing Responsive Typography (mia/odd)249
css, responsive-design, functions
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)248
ai, screen-readers, accessibility
This One CSS Property Fixed My Font Headaches Forever247
css
Designing for User Font-Size and Zoom (mia/odd)246
design, zooming, css, units, functions
Setting Line Length in CSS (and Fitting Text to a Container) (dxn/css)245
css, units
It’s More Than Picking a Pretty Font (uxd)244
accessibility, fonts, legibility, readability, wcag
Font Size Dimensions (don)243
css, units
Why Fonts Look Better on macOS Than on Windows (uxd)242
fonts, readability, unix-like, apple, windows, microsoft, comparisons
A11y 101: 1.4.12 Text Spacing (nat)241
introductions, accessibility, wcag
Painting With the Web (mat/btc)240
videos, web, web-platform, design
Polishing Your Typography With Line Height Units (jen/web)239
css, units
Web Typography: A Refresher and History (zel)238
history, link-lists
“Pretty” Is in the Eye of the Beholder (geo/css)237
css, browsers, support, chrome, google, safari, apple
Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—and Finally, Designers Are Waking Up (web)236
fonts, usability, accessibility, design
Better Typography With “text-wrap: pretty” (jen/web)235
css, webkit, browser-engines, browsers, safari, apple
Mastering Typography in Design Systems With Semantic Tokens and Responsive Scaling (uxd)234
design-systems, design-tokens, semantics, responsive-design, scaling
Layered Text Headers (chr/fro)233
css, svg, shadows
Revisiting Fluid Type (ric+/odd)232
videos, interviews, fonts, responsive-design
How to Use “attr()” in CSS for Columns, Colors, and Font-Size (chr/fro)231
how-tos, css, functions, layout, colors
Justified Text, JS “moveBefore” Method, Performance Optimization (zor/css)230
videos, css, javascript, performance, optimization
The Hardest Working Font in Manhattan (mwi)229
fonts, history
Better Text Rendering in Chromium-Based Browsers on Windows (pat/dev)228
rendering, browser-engines, browsers, chromium, windows, microsoft
Reimagining Fluid Typography (mia/odd)227
css, responsive-design, liquid-design
Beware the Faux Bold (and How to Fix It) (ric)226
fonts, css
Change “font-weight” Based on the User’s Screen DPI225
css, pixel-density
CSS “text-box-trim” (arg/dev)224
css
Justified Text: Better Than Expected? (tyl/clo)223
css
Fabulous Font-Face Fallbacks (sto/per)222
performance, css, fonts
“text-box” (fon)221
css, spacing
CSS “margin-trim” and Line Height Units (jen/5t3)220
css, margins, units
CSS “text-wrap” (mey/5t3)219
css
What’s the Deal With WebKit Font Smoothing? (dbu)218
webkit, css
An HTML Email Template With Basic Typography and Dark/light Modes (chr/fro)217
templates, html, email, dark-mode
What Makes a Font Accessible? A Designer’s Guide (a11)216
guides, design, fonts, accessibility
Please, Don’t Use Viewport Units for Font Sizes (kev)215
videos, css, units
The Problem With Superscripts and Subscripts (ric)214
css
The Problem of the Em Square (uxd)213
design, history
Quick Guide to Web Typography for Developers (ole)212
guides, fonts, examples
Mastering Typography in Logo Design (sma)211
design, images, logos
Fluid Typography in Design Systems: From Design to Code (fel/uxd)210
design, design-systems, design-tokens
“font-size” Limbo (seb)209
design, css
Figma Typography Variables (fro)208
figma, variables
CSS “font-size-adjust” Is Now in Baseline (rac/dev)207
css, browsers, support, web-platform
Use of “ch” Unit Considered Inappropriate (in Certain Circumstances) (ric)206
css, units
Setting Up Typography Variables in Figma (uxd)205
figma, variables
Typographer vs. Accessibility (pim/btc)204
videos, accessibility
Typography Terms: Glossary (tbf/nng)203
terminology
Creating Fluid Typography With the CSS “clamp()” Function202
css, functions, liquid-design
Typography Variables in Figma Are Here201
variables, figma
The Basics of Legibility200
fundamentals, legibility
Fluid Typography With Discrete Steps (css)199
css, tips-and-tricks
Hanging Punctuation in CSS (ada)198
css
Spicing Up Text With “text-emphasis” in CSS (ami)197
css, effects
The Problem With Data Attributes for Text Effects (man)196
html, custom-data, css, effects
Retrofitting Fluid Typography (ric)195
liquid-design, css
Making the Most of Ligatures (man)194
css
Nicer Text Wrapping With CSS “text-wrap” (lon)193
css
The AI Dilemma in Graphic Design: Steering Towards Excellence in Typography and Beyond (sma)192
ai, design
The Most Accessible Font191
accessibility, legibility, fonts
The “hanging-punctuation” Property in CSS (chr)190
css
CSS “text-wrap: pretty” (arg/dev)189
css, browsers, google, chrome, support
When to Use CSS “text-wrap: balance;” vs. “text-wrap: pretty;” (sea)188
css, comparisons
The 3 Secrets to Font Pairing187
fonts, design
8 More Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography (uxd)186
tips-and-tricks, legibility, readability
Responsive Type Scales With Composable CSS Utilities185
css, responsive-design
WOFF Has Left the Building (mat)184
fonts, woff, css, support
8 Micro Tips for Remarkably Better Typography (uxd)183
tips-and-tricks, readability
Thinking on Ways to Solve Adaptive Typography (arg/dev)182
videos, css, fonts
Adapting Typography to User Preferences With CSS (arg/dev)181
css, customization
Fluid vs. Responsive Typography With CSS Clamp (its/log)180
css, functions, responsive-design
Figma Typography Secrets—Seven Pro Tips Revealed (pim)179
figma
90s Websites—Key Characteristics and Examples178
design, history, trends, navigation, colors
Mapping Typography (sco/9el)177
videos, css
What’s Your Type? Try These Tests to Pick the Perfect Font for You (was)176
design, fonts
Text Wrap Pretty Is Coming to CSS (ami)175
css
7 Practical CSS Typography Tips and Tricks (zor/css)174
videos, css, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Everyone (tob/btc)173
videos, fonts
Container Query Units and Fluid Typography (5t3)172
css, container-queries, liquid-design
CSS Text Balancing With “text-wrap: balance” (sha)171
css
The IL1 Typography Test (nng)170
videos, legibility, user-experience, testing
Preventing Too-Short Final Lines of Text Blocks (ric)169
css
16 Little UI Design Tips That Make a Big Impact168
design, tips-and-tricks, spacing, consistency, colors, contrast, fonts
Modern Font Stacks167
websites, fonts
An End to Typographic Widows on the Web (ric)166
css
Balanced Text Wrapping Is Coming to CSS (ami)165
css
Responsive Headlines Are About to Get Awesome (tyl/clo)164
css, headings, responsive-design
Improved Font Fallbacks (dev)163
fonts, graceful-degradation
How to Pick a Font (That Doesn’t Suck)162
how-tos, guides, fonts
Typography Manual161
code-pens
Typographic Hierarchy in Print, Web, and App Design (pim)160
design, hierarchy
Container Queries and Typography (fon)159
css, container-queries
On-Scroll Typography Animations (cod)158
animations
Greater Styling Control Over Type With “initial-letter” (sea)157
css
Quick Thoughts on Typeface and Font Accessibility156
accessibility, fonts
Fluid Typography: Predicting a Problem With Your User’s Zoom-In (sma)155
css, accessibility, zooming
An Ultimate Guide on Sizing, Spacing, Grids, and Layout in Web and UI/UX Design (sma)154
guides, spacing, grids, layout, design
How to Create Typography Guidelines for a Product That Does Not Follow a Design System (uxd)153
how-tos, design-systems
A Conversation With ChatGPT (mat)152
interviews, ai, chatgpt, design
From Type to Logotype151
fonts, design, branding, logos
The Final Google Fonts Knowledge Drop of 2022 (ell)150
google, fonts
Advanced Web Font Optimization Techniques149
fonts, optimization
How to Use Huge Type on the Web148
how-tos, design
CSS Ellipsis for Single-Line and Multi-Line Text147
css
Typographic Hierarchies (sma)146
design
Easy Fluid Typography With “clamp()” Using Sass Functions (uti/sma)145
liquid-design, css, sass, functions
This Site’s Type Is Now Variable (ell)144
fonts, variable-fonts, css
First Batch of Color Fonts Arrives on Google Fonts143
google, fonts, colors
CSS “line-height” (mar)142
css
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases141
rendering, kerning
Typography in Web Design (uxm)140
design
The Right Space Around Headings in Web Typography (pim)139
spacing, headings
The Dos and Don’ts of Pairing Typefaces (nng)138
design, readability, legibility, usability
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users II (sma)137
fonts, performance
Web Typography: Establishing a Strong Typographic System (mis)136
Measuring the Performance of Typefaces for Users (sma)135
fonts, performance
Tokens as Intents (don)134
design-tokens, naming
Legibility—How and Why Typography Affects Ease of Reading133
websites, books, legibility
Deep Dive Into Text Wrapping and Word Breaking (lon)132
css, deep-dives
Best Font for Online Reading: No Single Answer (nng)131
studies, research, fonts, readability
Fonts in Use: Variable Fonts130
fonts, variable-fonts
Variable Fonts in Real Life: How to Use and Love Them (rom+/evi)129
fonts, variable-fonts
Typography in Design Tokens for Figma and Code128
design-tokens, tooling, figma
Identifying Fonts: The Complete Guide127
guides, fonts
Don’t Believe the Type! (deq)126
videos, accessibility, readability, fonts
Minimizing Google Fonts by Only Loading It for Certain Characters (ami)125
google, fonts, performance, minimalism
Why You Should Use a Developer Font124
fonts, productivity
Modern Fluid Typography Using CSS Clamp (cod/sma)123
css, liquid-design
Styling Strategies Using Typography122
Consistent, Fluidly Scaling Type, and Spacing (bel/css)121
css, scaling, liquid-design
The Ideal Line Length and Line Height in Web Design (pim)120
design, readability
Google Fonts Knowledge (ell)119
google, fonts
What Creating a Simple Font Taught Me About Font Design (uxd)118
fonts
What’s the Right Font Size in Web Design? (pim)117
design
Line Length Revisited: Following the Research116
design, readability, research
Times New Roman Doesn’t Have to Be Boring—Here’s Why (uxd)115
fonts
All You Need Is 5 Fonts (uxd)114
design, fonts
Optical Size, the Hidden Superpower of Variable Fonts (pix)113
css, fonts, variable-fonts
Intrinsic Typography Is the Future of Styling Text on the Web (css)112
css
How I’m Dealing With Font Sizes (geo)111
css
Uniwidth Typefaces for Interface Design (uxd)110
fonts
Symbols to Copy109
tooling
CSS “min()”, “max()”, and “clamp()” (una/dev)108
css, functions
“font-kerning” (geo/css)107
css, kerning
The Thing With Leading in CSS (mat)106
css
Use Advanced Typography With Local Fonts (tom/dev)105
fonts, apis
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (chr/css)104
css, legibility
Modern CSS Techniques to Improve Legibility (sma)103
css, techniques, legibility
“font-weight: 300” Considered Harmful (and a Fontconfig Workaround) (lis)102
css, legibility, unix-like
The Secret of Typography, Kerning, Explained for Dummies (uxd)101
kerning
How to Tame Line Height in CSS (css)100
how-tos, css
Accessible Font Sizing, Explained (css)99
accessibility, wcag, css, units
What Is Kerning? Here’s What You Need to Know98
kerning
How Do You Do “max-font-size” in CSS? (chr/css)97
css
How to Convert Variable TTF Font Files to WOFF2 (hen)96
how-tos, fonts, variable-fonts, woff, conversion
Dynamic Typography With Variable Fonts (btc)95
videos, fonts, variable-fonts
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design (css)94
design, spacing, colors, principles, processes, css, tips-and-tricks
Six Tips for Better Web Typography (fon/css)93
design, tips-and-tricks
Typography for Developers (css)92
fonts, legibility, readability, css, link-lists
Colorful Typographic Experiments (chr/css)91
experiments, colors, css
Extreme Typography on the Web (djr/btc)90
videos
A Reference Guide for Typography in Mobile Web Design (sma)89
guides, terminology, mobile
Text Spacing Bookmarklet (ste)88
code-pens, bookmarklets, accessibility, wcag
Designing for Accessibility and Inclusion (sma)87
design, accessibility, dei, animations, colors, images, multimedia, keyboard-navigation, layout, readability
Understanding Web Fonts and Getting the Most Out of Them (thi/css)86
fonts, woff, css, variable-fonts
Universal Principles of User Experience Design (sma)85
user-experience, design, principles
Small Tweaks That Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Website’s Accessibility (bel/css)84
accessibility, semantics, contrast, colors, labels, forms, keyboard-navigation
CSS Line Spacing: How to Set Line Spacing83
how-tos, css
Web Typography: Designing Tables to Be Read, Not Looked At (ric/ali)82
readability, tables, responsive-design
CSS “font-display”: The Future of Font Rendering on the Web81
css, fonts
Improve Web Typography With CSS “font-size-adjust”80
css, optimization
Fluid Responsive Typography With CSS Poly Fluid Sizing (sma)79
responsive-design, liquid-design, css, sass
Typography Is Code (fra/btc)78
videos
Typography on the Web Is Like Other Typography Only More Interesting (kup/btc)77
videos
The 10 Big Web Design Trends of 201576
design, layout, trends, minimalism, scrolling, flat-design, animations, colors, backgrounds
Space Yourself (mwi/sma)75
whitespace, css, unicode
Type Is Visible Language (esp/btc)74
videos, fonts
Typographic Units in CSS (joh)73
css, units
12 Little-Known CSS Facts (the Sequel) (lou)72
css, borders, tables, naming, animations, selectors
Sass and Responsive Typography71
sass, responsive-design
The Good, the Bad, and the Great Examples of Web Typography (sma)70
fonts, examples
3 Principles for Perfect Typeface Pairing69
fonts, principles
Font Hinting and the Future of Responsive Typography (nic/ali)68
fonts, responsive-design
A Critical Approach to Typefaces (sma)67
fonts
Typography 10166
introductions, terminology
CSS Baseline: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (sma)65
css
Why Won’t Helvetica Go Away? (sma)64
fonts, history
A Closer Look at Font Rendering (sma)63
fonts, rendering
CSS Tip: An “em” Isn’t an “m”, but an “ex” Is an “x”62
css, units, tips-and-tricks
More Meaningful Typography (ali)61
css
Font Sizing With “rem” (jus)60
css, units
Technical Web Typography: Guidelines and Techniques (css/sma)59
css, guidelines, techniques
Tracking—CSS “letter-spacing” and Where to Use It58
css
Typographic Effects in Canvas (dev)57
canvas, javascript
A Simpler Page (cra/ali)56
design, readability, html, css, simplicity
Readability: The Optimal Line Length55
readability, usability
Typography Is Not Your Brand, So Don’t Steal It (tim)54
branding, design
“text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;” // Can You Read Me Now? (dal/aja)53
css, legibility
Google Fonts Is Born—Can I Get a Hallelujah!? (mis)52
google, fonts
The Future of CSS Typography (sma)51
css
On Web Typography (jas/ali)50
fonts, legibility, readability
W3C Cheatsheet (don/w3c)49
cheat-sheets, documentation, css, html, svg, xpath, accessibility, internationalization
IKEA and the Font Fiasco48
fonts, case-studies
How to Style Your Type With CSS47
css
Punctuation Cheat Sheet (j9t)46
localization, cheat-sheets
Focus on Typography: Contrast45
contrast, colors
Fuck the Foundries (div)44
fonts
8 Simple Typography Tips for Your Designs (sma)43
design, css, tips-and-tricks
10 Principles of Readability and Web Typography (sma)42
design, readability, principles
In Defense of Readers (ali)41
content, writing, readability
8 Definitive Web Font Stacks40
fonts
Typographic Grid (chr/css)39
grids
Use the Best Available Ampersand (sim)38
design
W3C Tackles Web Typography With CSS 3 (cms)37
w3c, css, standards
Design Rants (dav)36
design, readability, responsive-design, semantics
Web Typography: Tell Me What You Want (jas)35
w3c, fonts, css
Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces? (ale)34
fonts, legibility, studies, research
The Principles of Beautiful Typography (jas)33
principles, fonts, readability, legibility
How to Size Text in CSS (ric/ali)32
how-tos, css, resizing, browsers, apple, safari
Understanding Web Design (zel/ali)31
design
Blueprint CSS Framework: Typography Matters (dal/aja)30
blueprint
Compose to a Vertical Rhythm (ric/24w)29
css, headings
The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web (ric)28
websites, guides
Five Simple Steps to Better Typography (mar)27
Origins of Verdana/Tahoma (dav)26
fonts
Let Users Control Font Size (nng)25
usability, customization, readability
Reading Design (ali)24
design, content, readability
The Trouble With “em” ’n “en” (and Other Shady Characters) (ali)23
html, unicode, character-references
Typography Matters (kis/ali)22
content, readability
CSS Design: Size Matters (ali)21
css, browsers, netscape, microsoft, internet-explorer, support
Collecting Your Font Styles20
css
Cap Sizer19
tools, exploration, code-generation
CSS Fluid Typography Generator (cod)18
tools, exploration, code-generation, css, liquid-design
Fluid Type Scale Generator (Marc-Aurele Legoux)17
tools, exploration, code-generation
Font Capability Checker (pix)16
tools, exploration, fonts
Font Comparer15
tools, exploration, fonts, comparisons
Font Determiner14
tools, exploration, fonts
Font Family Support Checker (zac)13
tools, exploration, fonts, support
Font Pairing Generator12
tools, exploration, fonts, comparisons
Font Style Matcher11
tools, exploration, fonts, css
Font Tester10
tools, exploration, fonts
Golden Ratio Typography Calculator9
tools, exploration
Text Decoration Generator8
tools, exploration, decoration
Type Scale Generator (Jeremy Church)7
tools, exploration, code-generation
Type Scale Generator (Tim Brown) (tim)6
tools, exploration, code-generation
Web Font Generator5
tools, exploration, fonts
Fluid Type Scale Generator (Aleksandr Hovhannisyan) (ale)4
tools, exploration, code-generation
Google Web Fonts Helper3
tools, exploration, code-generation, google, fonts
Fallback Font Generator (scr)2
tools, exploration, fonts, code-generation
Text-to-Unicode Range Generator (sto)1
tools, exploration, fonts, code-generation, css