Tag: width

2014 On Legibility – In Typography And Type Design  2,699 words

If you’re following me on Facebook, you probably know that I’ve recently asked for suggestions on what should I write about. Michał Jarociński suggested that I should do something about legibility, wayfinding and signage. Curiously enough, not so long ago, I’ve started a thread on Typophile (and a discussion on Reddit’s Typography board) about the function/use of […]

2014 The Art Of Eyeballing – Part IV: The Stroke (Optics)  1,088 words

Index Introduction | Learning To See | Overshooting | The Stroke: Optics This is the first article of three, in our series, to talk about the stroke. We briefly introduced the idea (in the previous article) that the stroke width has an effect on perception and, for this reason, should be adjusted. So, this article is just about that: optical […]