LETTERFORMS, LANGUAGE, AND THE SPACE AROUND THEM.
DSGN BY D. is a New York design collective that writes about typography and design education and makes objects built centering around type. Founded by C.J. Yeh and Christie Shin, both tenured professors at FIT. The D. stands for designers. Not brands, not committees, not category strategy. Designers.
Design has always been thinking made tangible. This is where we do it with no client, no brief, no stakeholders, and nobody to approve the result. A design playground in the literal sense: a place where the only purpose is the act of designing. Read Our Manifesto.
Notes / Type Nerd
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What Is X-Height, and Why Does It Decide Legibi...
C.J. YehX-height is the height of a lowercase x, and it decides whether your type survives at 9 point. How to measure it, and when a small one wins.
What Is X-Height, and Why Does It Decide Legibi...
C.J. YehX-height is the height of a lowercase x, and it decides whether your type survives at 9 point. How to measure it, and when a small one wins.
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Kerning vs. Tracking vs. Letter-Spacing
C.J. YehKerning fixes two letters. Tracking moves a whole run. Letter-spacing is density. Learn which control to reach for, and when tracking hides the real problem.
Kerning vs. Tracking vs. Letter-Spacing
C.J. YehKerning fixes two letters. Tracking moves a whole run. Letter-spacing is density. Learn which control to reach for, and when tracking hides the real problem.
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Can You Copyright a Typeface?
C.J. YehCan you copyright a font? Not the design, only the file. What that means for logos, license fees, and why Netflix and Apple drew their own letterforms.
Can You Copyright a Typeface?
C.J. YehCan you copyright a font? Not the design, only the file. What that means for logos, license fees, and why Netflix and Apple drew their own letterforms.
Notes / Argument
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When Does Redrawing a Typeface Become Theft?
C.J. YehMost of designers likely have experience this: a client asking us to draw a wordmark that looked like a typeface they admired, but different enough that they would not have...
When Does Redrawing a Typeface Become Theft?
C.J. YehMost of designers likely have experience this: a client asking us to draw a wordmark that looked like a typeface they admired, but different enough that they would not have...
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All Caps Wins at a Glance and Loses in a Sentence
C.J. YehAll caps changes how a design feels. Whether it changes how a design works is a different question, and the research has an answer neither side expects.
All Caps Wins at a Glance and Loses in a Sentence
C.J. YehAll caps changes how a design feels. Whether it changes how a design works is a different question, and the research has an answer neither side expects.
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