Learn Typography

Learn typography the easy way. One tweet at a time.

[Learn Typography @LearnTypography]

#PointSize is the measurement from the top of ascender to the bottom of descender. With a small margin above & below to prevent touching.

[Learn Typography @LearnTypography]

There are 3 basic measurements:
- Points, for measuring type size.
- Picas, for measuring length of line.
- Units, for measuring characters.

[Learn Typography @LearnTypography]

A #FamilyOfType is a combination of all styles and sizes of a given #typeface. #LearnTypography

[Learn Typography @LearnTypography]

A #typestyle is a variation of a font usually to emphasise words, such as bold and light or italic and roman.
#LearnTypography

[Tiro Typeworks @TiroTypeworks]

Introducing OpenType Variable Fonts
https://t.co/xyMl7aDBAP
#OpenType #VariableFonts

[Google Fonts @googlefonts]

Just donated $7,000 to http://t.co/hWqNT58R - matching @fontlab's $7,000. If you care about web typography, please also donate!

[Lost Type Co-op @losttypecoop]

Lost Type fonts have been popping up on the @threadless website a lot lately! Cool to see! http://t.co/EhGzMsy / http://t.co/NYne068

[Type Directors Club @typedirectors]

And a type designer's guide to encoding OpenType features: http://t.co/dGhTqEL

[FontShop @FontShop]

FF Nuvo Mono from @FontFont - offers new options for traditional and unusual designs http://font.me/ntYrjI #fonts #typography

[Learn Typography @LearnTypography]

Font - A font is a complete alphabet of one size of one typeface.

[Learn Typography @LearnTypography]

Typeface - This refers to a specific design of an alphabet.

[Learn Typography @LearnTypography]

RT @FontShop: The OpenType Features of Compendium By @Sudtipos: http://wp.me/p1e0N5-MH #fonts #typography

[Fonts.com @Fontscom]

So awesome! http://type-truck.com/ #typography #typesetting

[Google Fonts @googlefonts]

Leckerli One! New fat brush script by Gesine Todt! http://goo.gl/wnSNy

[Fonts.com @Fontscom]

"Herb Lubalin Called, He Wants His Typography Back" via @ucllc #fonts #branding http://tinyurl.com/3z87gv6

[FontShop @FontShop]

Celebrating a great launch of @fontbookapp! #fontsandcupcakes #fontbook http://t.co/XboBDM6

[IsoSketch @IsoSketch]

Thanks @FontShop! Apps like this are what makes the iPad great: 620,000 type specimens with @FontBookApp. More: http://t.co/nkwhHPY

[Adobe Fonts @AdobeFonts]

Nimbus Sans, a realist sans-serif font from URW++. Now on Typekit. http://t.co/ga7iN6W

[Adobe Fonts @AdobeFonts]

Shading with CSS text-shadows: a lesson from sign painting http://t.co/nA47nA5

[FontShop @FontShop]

Just released: Ambicase Fatface from @teelinefonts. Looks great w/ Swash OT feature activated! http://font.me/olQcmE