DesignamiteFM # 4 - Typography

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In episode four, we talk, typography.

We discuss the difference between a Font and a Typeface, the origin of the word “Font”, how the terms “Uppercase” and “Lowercase” came into being and a lot more. We talk about how to pick a typeface for your projects and a little bit about everyone’s favorite font Comic Sans 😜 and another special made-by-Google font.

Links from the show

Videos on Comic Sans

• A Defense of Comic Sans - https://youtu.be/GUCcObwIsOs
  
• Comic Sans Is A Good Thing. Here's Why. - https://youtu.be/HxwItkb3lHc
  
• Comic Sans: The Man Behind the World’s Most Contentious Font - https://youtu.be/5l4sCaw71NE
  
• What is Comic Sans? - https://youtu.be/34fOZgy4TqI
  
• Comic Sans Productivity Hack - https://youtu.be/4r_rNGdbSMM
  
• Comic Sans: What's all the fuss about? - https://youtu.be/ep-K_Xvq2zY
  
• Comic Sans Must Die - https://youtu.be/CupJsrSqk2A
  
• Why Comic Sans Isn't the Worst Font Ever - https://youtu.be/wiKManuLYvM

Microsoft Bob

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob

Create your own typefaces:

• www.calligraphr.com
  
• www.prototypo.io
  
• www.fontstruct.com

Noto - A Typeface by Google:

• https://www.google.com/get/noto/
  
• https://www.typeroom.eu/article/google-monotype-noto
  
• https://9to5google.com/2016/10/06/google-noto-font-open-source/

Indian Type Foundry link

• www.indiantypefoundry.com

Caslon Typeface

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caslon

Picking a typeface

• www.typewolf.com

A video on the History of Type

• https://youtu.be/wOgIkxAfJsk
  

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