PinnedTim BrownBalanced, flexible typography with a body text anchor typefaceOriginally published as several tweet threads paraphrasing chapters three and four of Flexible Typesetting. 📗Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022
Tim BrownTypedia Torch: Drawing LettersOriginally published in 2010 at Typedia.com. Republished under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Jun 28, 2018Jun 28, 2018
Tim Brown“Hello, I am a typographic rheologist” or, “Like cheese, but made of fonts”Check out the Wikipedia page on Rheology:Feb 20, 2016Feb 20, 2016
Tim BrownAbout “Caring about OpenType features”Today I published Caring about OpenType features, a new Typekit Practice lesson. I am listed as the author, but I had tons of help. I have…Dec 8, 2015Dec 8, 2015
Tim BrowninDear Design StudentMath is not God: Do not fear, do not worship“What I always liked about math is, there’s no bullshit.”Sep 30, 20151Sep 30, 20151
Tim BrowninDear Design StudentUncertainty is part of the jobDo your work, look at your work, judge your work.Aug 25, 20151Aug 25, 20151
Tim BrownHead of TypographyWe called me Type Manager when I joined Typekit in 2010. That’s a bit like being called Ice Cream Manager at Baskin Robbins, but I didn’t…Aug 18, 20151Aug 18, 20151
Tim BrowninDear Design StudentThe web is terrible for typography!Q: I’m a print designer. How can I learn about web typography?Jul 6, 2015Jul 6, 2015
Tim BrowninDear Design StudentGood-looking typographyQ: How can you tell if typography looks good?May 15, 2015May 15, 2015