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UX Typography Tips
Excellence in Typography for UX/UI design is the result of nothing more than an attitude! If you care about your user you should care about what is said to them and how it is communicated.
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8 min readOct 17, 2019
!TYPOGRAPHY IS WORTH OUR ATTENTION!
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Written by one of Canada’s best-known typographers and book designers. Robert Bringhurst gives his philosophy of design but also includes various appendices describing sorts & characters, a glossary of terms, and a section on the status of digital faces.
- Good typography is contextual to the format.
- Typography rules and good legibility are essential.
- Consider your reader (user) Usability = Legibility.
1. Limit your typefaces. (max 3)
Don’t use too many fonts. Keep in mind that the goal of creating hierarchy is clarity. Using three fonts for one design is a safe standard. Why? Unless done carefully, combining more than three typefaces can have a…
