Welcome to Type Tuesday. Today we are talking about widows and orphans as used in typography. It is also our last blog in this series.
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Typography Tuesday – when to use straight quotes or curly quotes
Welcome to Type Tuesday. Straight or curly? Today we are talking about the use of straight quotes or curly quotes as used in typography.
Typography Tuesday – When to use hanging punctuation
Welcome to Type Tuesday! To hang or not to hang…? That is today’s question as we investigate hanging punctuation! Actually, we are exploring if opening punctuation marks should sit outside a body of type or should they align with the type?
Typography Tuesday – Using leading to improve your designs
Welcome to Type Tuesday. Many complex decisions around typography determine how the text looks on a page and ultimately affects the outcome of the design. Indeed, how often do you pay attention to the spaces between letters and words?
Typography Tuesday – The Hyphen, en dash and em dash
Welcome to Type Tuesday. The use of dashes and hyphens is often inconsistent in writing. These typography elements are easy to find on a keyboard, but did you know that they are actually three different horizontal marks of different lengths and uses? They are called the hyphen, en dash and em dash.
Typography Tuesday – Kerning: Making your designs look professional
Welcome to Type Tuesday. Every Tuesday, we’ll be exploring the use of typography in the modern-day language, delving into the various design nuances – some of which you may know, while others may have been forgotten as we have evolved into the digital era.
Typography Tuesday – Ligatures: Top tips to improve your design
Welcome to Typography Tuesday or Type Tuesday for short! Every Tuesday, we’ll be exploring typography and the use of type in the modern-day language, delving into the various design nuances. Some of these you may know, while others may have been forgotten as we have evolved into the digital era.
Building a brand – What does your logo stand for?
Building a brand: make a lasting (and positive!) impression If you’ve read part two of our blog on design and branding, you already know that we’re big fans of asking a lot of questions, of yourself and your business, before you design your company logo. The same is true when it comes to defining and […]
Designing your perfect business logo
What’s in a logo? Logo design and branding part 2 – Designing your perfect business logo In part one of our series on business logos and branding, we looked at the history of logo design through the ages. In modern times, logos have become iconic representations for some of the world’s most powerful brands. Think […]
Fitting tribute to the Battle of the Somme
Today, people are uniting to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. 600,000 British soldiers fought for our country – 20,000 of whom never returned. It was the bloodiest day in our history. This tragic event will be acknowledged and honoured across our country with 2 minutes of silence. One of Scream Blue Murder’s […]