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Designing type is like driving a car…

…in that you need to get somewhere safely, hopefully with some style, ideally without being maimed or coming to the attention of law enforcement.

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Typophobe / Typophile

Are you looking for an application to simulate color blindness? Do you want to know how to implement multiple baseline grids in InDesign? What is it about the Em Square that sets moveable type apart from calligraphic stroke and how is a digital world removing this difference after 500 years? These topics and so many more are on tap daily at Typophile.

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Breath it in.

From the inspiration files come five layouts of type and texture. Check ’em out.

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We’re going on a bear hunt! We’re not afraid!

How often have you fought internally over your decision to become a graphic designer instead of park ranger? No longer let your soul be torn asunder!

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Inside Job: Design Solutions & Intrinsic Motivation

Science shows that financial incentives don’t work for creative problems. If good design can’t be had for money, what about for love?

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