Designers & Books | Book lists and commentary from esteemed designers and architects The library of the Gutenberg Museum By Dan Reynolds I. Introduction Large or small, letters seem to inhabit their own universe. II. Figure 1: Oversize type specimen from Johann Erasmus Luther’s typefoundry, the Luther’sche Schriftgießerei. For hundreds of years, this small German city along the Rhine has been known for Johannes Gutenberg and his invention — printing with movable metal type. Figure 2: 1785–1786 specimen from William Caslon’s foundry in Great Britain (dimensions not recorded by the author). Lesser known is the museum’s small library, which is open to the public. III. Mori may be most known for his work collecting type specimen from Frankfurt am Main. Today, type foundries tend to design and produce folded or bound catalogs to show off their typefaces. Figure 3: Detail from Johann Erasmus Luther’s 1678 specimen. The Gutenberg Museum library’s specimen collection is broad, drawing on holdings from all over Europe. IV. Figure 5: An 1840 specimen of a Fette Fraktur display weight from the J.B. V. VI. VII.
CV PARADE CSS Typography: Examples and Tools In the previous part of this series, we discussed some techniques and best practices for CSS typography. Let’s now delve into the subject further by looking into some case studies, tools, as well as a showcase of excellent CSS typography on the web. This is the third part of a three-part series of guides on CSS typography that will cover everything from basic syntax to best practices and tools related to CSS typography. Case Studies on CSS Typography Tutorials and theories can be great, but nothing says proof like a case study. Southern Savers Case Study: Typography Serif Fonts vs. Fixing Web Fonts, A Case Study Ten Great Free Fonts Cross-Browser: A Case Study in @Font-Face CSS Typography Tools Below is a collection of typography-related tools, with most being geared toward helping you work with CSS typography. Typographic Grid This premade CSS grid by Chris Coyier is composed to a vertical rhythm. Baseline Baseline is a typographic framework that adheres to a baseline grid. Typograph TypeTester
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