A nifty technique for making fonts appear smoother when viewed on a screen rendering pixels.

Anti-aliasing

Checking that things fit by rehearsing in the air is often a few seconds well spent.

Air-write before inking

Underlining was a by-product of typewriters. It generally doesn’t improve things. Now, I’m still waiting for someone to make a pen with a button on it to write in bold. And to write a straight line without a separate ruler. Anyone want to team up?

Urge to underline? Use bold or italic instead

Except in a sentence. Generally, I think this is helpful. Simpler, cleaner, and still clear. If it’s not clear, or if you’re writing a book or an article, keep the colon.

Use styling instead of colons

Regail/bore people with the subtleties of leading, tracking and kerning.

Be a type geek

Next time you see them stacked, it ask yourself if it’s easier to read.

Sketchplanations tagged with typography