Comments on: Typography — a dying art form? http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/typography-a-dying-art-form Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:29:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: IBM http://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/typography-a-dying-art-form/comment-page-1#comment-823 IBM Fri, 05 Aug 2005 15:09:57 +0000 http://wordpress.markboultondesignhosting.com/2005/07/typography-a-dying-art-form/#comment-823 <p>Yes Typography is an Art Form. </p> <p> It’s not just fonts - that’s not what typography is. </p> <p> Typography believe it or not takes a great deal of knowledge and yes - skill. </p> <p> You need to know more than just what the different parts of a font are, but also how a certain font draws out emotion from people.  You need to understand standard fonts used in standard industry. Ie.  You would use a heavier font for industrial work etc… </p> <p> Typography is beyond the scope of web design.  We cannot yet do the same quality of work in web design as we can in programs like quark.  Not in keeping with web standards anyway. </p> Yes Typography is an Art Form.

It’s not just fonts — that’s not what typography is.

Typography believe it or not takes a great deal of knowledge and yes — skill.

You need to know more than just what the different parts of a font are, but also how a certain font draws out emotion from people.  You need to understand standard fonts used in standard industry. Ie.  You would use a heavier font for industrial work etc…

Typography is beyond the scope of web design.  We cannot yet do the same quality of work in web design as we can in programs like quark.  Not in keeping with web standards anyway.

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