Typography on Mustafa Kurtuldu | Blog & Portfolio

Introduction to variable fonts on the web

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A new font specification that can significantly reduce font file sizes Link to article

The Hyphen, the EN and the EM

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:18:53 +0000

Found this great explanation on the difference between hyphens, en and em dashes. Wanted to post for future reference. A hyphen, -, is used in words made of more than one word (Spider-Man, to-be-determined, fail-safe), or phrasal adjectives that happen before a noun (larger-than-life, over-the-top). An en dash, –, is used for ranges of numbers, dates, or time (1991–2015, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.). Think of it as a short form for “to” or “through”.

Responsive Type

Fri, 27 Dec 2013 23:05:03 +0000

It seems a lot of dedication to responsiveness has been given to images and with typography ignored some what. Design is sometimes subjective but we do have some rules that we can abide by; for example with body copy we should never have more than 100 characters per line as readers would find it harder to track the next line of text. One tool I have used for a while now is the wonderful Golden Ratio Typography Calculator by Chris Pearson which came from an article “Secret Symphony – The Ultimate Guide to Readable Web Typography”.

The Design Scales

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 11:44:09 +0000

It’s on info graphics, maps, signage and even those little instructional maps you get with your Kinder Surprise. Information design is everywhere but if done correctly you wouldn’t even notice it. And that’s the point as its purpose is to convey a message. But you should never be aware that it has been ‘designed’.

Putting your foot down with ipsum?

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:54:51 +0000

Recently read a thought provoking article called “The effects of themed Lipsum on design” by Andrew Fox where he wrote that Loren Ipsum had a negative impact on design and we as designers should demand most of the content upfront.

Kern in space

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:40:57 +0000

This is a simple game that teaches you about kerning……I keep running out of petrol 🙁

Type to the extreme

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:16:03 +0000

The boys at Toyota thought it would be fun designing a font using one of their cars 🙂 First car is filmed to get all the shapes. Then its filmed. Redrawn using software Then FINISHED! Download the font here.

Periodic table

Thu, 07 May 2009 14:17:24 +0000

WhatTheFont

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:59:57 +0000

Every couples of months I get an email with a jpeg attached asking me if I know what font is being used in the attachment. What I would then proceed to do is go through my entire font collection to see if I can find it or at the very least a close match. This process could take about an hour or so……ripping out more hair then I can afford to lose…