Cast of charactersTaking a closer look at new Medium fonts: Charter and KievitWe’re excited to introduce new fonts for our stories on Medium today.
Project TNTThe next evolution of type on MediumIt’s late Thursday night in the Medium office, a week before the 2.0 launch. Marcin, a fellow designer and typographer, is sitting a few feet away. We’ve hit that moment in every project where you’re tired — really…
How design is like writing is like ceramicsI.You know the old story about the ceramics teacher?One semester, the teacher assigned half his class to focus on the quantity of their output, and half on the quality. Those in the first group would…
Tactical Design CritiqueOne of the ways we scrutinize design at MediumOne format we use at Medium to critique and improve our design output is called Tactical Design Critique (TDC). It’s based on one of the tools provided by Holacracy, which is an…
A conversation between myself and Tyler Howarth, the most recent member of the Medium Design team, before he joined.On Friday, Feb 27, Tyler Howarth wrote:I’m super excited to come in next week and meet more of the team.
Printing Medium storiesPrinting articles off of Medium might not be commonplace, but we want it to be…
Image zoomMedium is about reading great content, and images dramatically enhance stories, so we set out to create the best image zoom experience on the web. It’s not easy for authors to find great imagery for their stories. We wanted to build an experience that would reflect their efforts in a seamless and delightful…
“I’ve been asked to report to this office.”A day in life of Left Double Quotation Mark“Hey, what’s up?”“Good morning.”
Crafting link underlines on MediumHow hard could it be to draw a horizontal line on the screen? It seems wrangling a few pixels…