The Art of Type
Posted: July 11th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: Design | No Comments »Whether the artist is setting the metal type of a printing press, choosing the perfect font for a Web page or painstakingly drawing each glyph by hand, typography elevates letters beyond a mere collection of vowels and consonants. Even when you can’t read the language, type is expressive. Think of the bold sans-serif of a warning sign or the sensual curves of the script on a love note. The art of type communicates so much more than words on a page.