Typography

You or your team faces a typographic challenge? I’m happy to help! Pairing Typefaces Learn how to create great font pairs, without the guessing, in just three days. Online Course Coaching Call Get expert advice quick to your specific typographic problem. 1:1 Coaching Call Type Audit Gain clarity and assurance with an in-depth expert review … Weiterlesen

I’ll contact you with some practical tips on how to improve the typography of your website or app. Bear in mind that I could use your website or app as an example on the Pimp my Type YouTube channel (youtube.com/c/pimpmytype) or blog to educate other typography enthusiasts. This is not guaranteed, though 😉. Now let the letters flow! Cheers ¶ Oliver

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I had the pleasure to be a guest on several podcasts. If you want me to share some typographic insights to your audience in a very enthusiastic way, shoot me an email! The Weekly Typographic25 March 2022, starting at around min 23:00Font Pairing Pitfalls – Three common mistakes when matching typeEpisode Site The Josh Hall … Weiterlesen

Piazzolla is a serif typeface that’s certainly not for everybody. The larger and contrasting it gets, the more personality it shows. But it also is very calm and quiet when it at reading sizes. There, its tight leading brings you solid lines and robust paragraphs.

I show 3 possible combinations with Montserrat, that create different moods. All of them are available on Google Fonts for free and are suited for body text.

Overall Magnet is a great blend of dense and loose, thin and tick, straight and angled. It has some unique characteristics but still is restricted enough in its Standard style. I see it best in display text and functional text for an app or UI.

In this review call, I give feedback to Kev Quirk’s personal blog. Fira Sans and Georgia don’t go so well together, the header could be more compact, the styling of info and warning boxes is too striking, and the footer also gets redesigned.

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Typographic Review of Hugo’s blog. We dive into the spacing around headings, talk about font sizes, how to style captions, and I adore his marginalia and favicon.

The Font Matrix is a different way of seeing typefaces. It can help you find better font pairs faster, and makes it more obvious to describe the differences between typefaces, regardless of sans or serif.

Pairing Typefaces like a Pro – Online Course Learn how to create great font pairs, without the guessing, in just 3 days An engaging typeface combination is essential to make your project stand out, and perform well in the given situations. But for a lot of designers, mixing typefaces is a challenging and time-consuming process. … Weiterlesen

You are facing a typographic challenge right now and need expert advice quick? Maybe it’s assurance or an opinion on your font choice, quick alternatives, feedback on your typographic styles or an ad hoc review of your visual design? In this 60-minute Zoom call, I’ll give you practical advice that you can apply immediately. Schedule … Weiterlesen

Ideal for UIs, but not only. The approachable appearance makes it a versatile typeface for any kind of usage.

I pimped the type of Pimp my Type. Here I share what motivated me to do it, and what I paid attention to. So if you’re in a similar situation, this article will help you to figure out, if it’s worth the effort to change fonts on a website, or not.

Every Friday I recommend a typeface, write about for what digital appliations it works best, and where to better not use it. Subscribe to the Pimp my Type Newsletter and get them directly to your inbox.

Why this particular and probably most fonts intended for branding and display is not working for user interfaces and app design.

My personal top 3 out of 48 fonts for user interface and app design in 2021.

My personal top 3 out of 48 fonts for user interface and body text in 2021.

Boost your web & app designs with pimped typography. Weekly font recommendations on Font Friday, articles & videos by Oliver Schöndorfer.

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