Typography is a core component of logo design, but so many designers lack the essential knowledge needed to use fonts correctly. To solve that, this week Ian interviews Michael Stinson to talk about the fundamentals of type, choosing and managing fonts, licensing, book recommendations and more.
Michael is the typography instructor at Laguna College of Art + Design, and is also the founder and lead Instructor at TypeEd, an educational platform that teach designers about the fundamental theory of type.
Show notes, and a full transcription of the interview can be found here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/typography-fundamentals/
 
Typography Resources & Books Mentioned
michaelstinson.com
TypeEd Website
Font Management: Suitcase Fusion
The Anatomy of Type by Stephen Coles  Amazon UK | Amazon US
Type Matters! by Jim Williams  Amazon UK | Amazon US
The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst  Amazon UK | Amazon US
Reading Letters: Designing for Legibility  Amazon UK | Amazon US
InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign  Amazon UK | Amazon US
The Complete Manual of Typography by James Felici  Amazon UK | Amazon US
Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, and Other Typographical Marks  Amazon UK | Amazon US
 
A Big Thank You to FreshBooks
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