Know Your Type: Part 2 – Type Categories

In this second part of typography articles we are going to learn the categories in which a type can be classified. Knowing the terms and characteristics of these groups can help you in the process of selecting the appropriate type for your project.

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Book Review: Making and Breaking the Grid

Making and Breaking the Grid, by Timothy Samara, is an analysis of the construction and deconstruction of grid-based designs. Featuring a comprehensive showcase of works in different media and across several decades.

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Portfolio: Hooke & MacDonald

Hooke & MacDonald is one of the major real estate agencies in Ireland, specially in the new homes market. They requested 4pm to come up with a new website that is modern in looks and features, reflecting the same high quality standards they have been keeping since 1967.

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Why Should I Care About IE6?

Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, Opera. Developing websites to match all these browsers is no easy job. And don’t even start talking about the different release versions. You can’t force your visitor to use a specific software but your budget is limited and you can’t create a whole new html for each one of them.

Luckily the modern versions of these browsers are relatively compatible, one difference here, another there. Nothing that a separate stylesheet or a reset css can’t solve. One of them, however, take this to the extreme. Yes, I am talking about the evil IE6.

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Know Your Type: Part 1 – Anatomy

Typography is a field that is quite new to me. Coming from a developer background, I did not study type the way graphic designers do. Luckily, today we have great books and various websites approaching this subject.

In this post series, which will be called Know Your Type, I will share some basic concepts and theories to introduce you to the amazing world of typography.

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