The world as it should be

Newspapers are filled mainly with type. Big type, little type. Type in color, type in all caps. I think that’s why I fell in love with newspaper design: it’s mainly dealing with type. I am even wild about body type!

I just added four new type-based sites on the News Design School links page, and I hope you check them out.

“I love typography” is a great blog with all sorts of good posts. My favorite is a video from 1947 about printing as a career. Made me miss my old hot-type days….

Then there are two sites that are mainly aimed at helping you put a name to that typeface that you like. “What the Font?” has you upload an image of the font and then gives you some responses as to what it might be. Cool.

The other is Identifont, which takes you through a decision tree kind of thing as it narrows down what your mystery font might be. Both can come in handy when you need to know the name of a font.

The last site is Typophile, aimed a bit more at the serious, well, typophile (i.e., I love it!). It also has a type identification system in its excellent resource section. Resources include a nice little tutorial on type and a blog, among other things.

Let’s face it: the more you know about type and how to use it well, the better newspaper designer you will be. So, read check them out and enjoy.

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Quick content note: don’t know if you noticed, but when I re-organized the site, I created a blog — I love to see my opinions in print! Check it out and leave a comment if you are so moved.

Now I’d like to ask a favor. Most of you have been on board for a month or two. I hope you have gained something not only from this newsletter, but from the rest of the site.

I would like to ask for your feedback on how I can make the site better for you. I am putting together a brief survey online, which I will send you a link to in early January. But if you care to shoot me a note right now, I’d appreciate it. Thanks in advance for helping me make the site better.

Any thoughts you can send my way would be a wonderful Christmas present!

Thanks for being a member of News Design School.

P.S. I have also put up another video on basic typography.

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