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Italics Examined

Fonts by Hoefler&Co.

For as many kinds of typefaces as there will ever be, there’ll be even more kinds of italics. Nothing in the design of a roman typeface dictates what its italic will look like, and since the role of an italic is to be not only sympathetic with its roman but visibly different from it, italics are often free to explore unexpected constructions, or divergent visual traditions.

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The Most Important Thing Designers Have

Tom Kenny

I had an interesting discussion about tools with a designer friend of mine. This comment of his got me thinking: The design tool is the most important thing we have as designers. I completely disagree. Knowledge is the most important thing we have. A tool doesn’t make you a better designer. Knowledge and understanding of design does. No amount of features in a design tool will make your design work more effective.

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