A Beginner's Guide to Type Hierarchy, With a Complete Example
Build a workshop page with distinct levels for its title, practical facts, sections, body text and supporting details.
5 min read4/25/2025
21 Font Basics posts
Font Basics
Simple answers to everyday font questions, from choosing a typeface to making your words easier to read.
21 posts
Letter Spacing: Adjust the Rhythm, Not a Universal Number
Learn when tracking helps, when kerning is the real fix and why size, script and font design change the answer.
5 min read4/16/2025
What Makes a Font Look Friendly? Context Comes First
Rounded shapes can help, but audience, wording, clarity and the surrounding design determine whether type feels welcoming.
5 min read4/4/2025
Choosing a Font for Long-Form Screen Reading
Evaluate articles and documentation on real screens, with responsive layouts, accessible text and deliberate fallbacks.
5 min read4/1/2025
The Quiet Power of Italic Type
Use italics to express meaning, distinguish editorial roles, and create contrast—and learn why a designed oblique is not a fake italic.
5 min read3/8/2025
What Designers Get Wrong About All-Caps
Capital letters are useful in the right setting. Judge their length, spacing, language, and purpose instead of following blanket rules.
5 min read2/24/2025
Kerning, Tracking and Leading: Three Different Spacing Problems
Worked examples show when to fix a letter pair, a whole line or the distance between lines—and why those adjustments are not interchangeable.
5 min read1/25/2025
Editorial Typography: Print Lessons for Pages, Reports and Interfaces
Borrow print’s attention to hierarchy, measure, captions and production proofs without forcing a fixed-page layout onto the web.
5 min read1/22/2025
Accessible Typography: Contrast, Resizing, Reflow and User Spacing
Separate WCAG AA requirements from design preferences, then check whether real text survives zoom, narrow layouts and spacing overrides.
5 min read1/13/2025