Thursday, December 25, 2025

Design Cheat Sheet - Typography

Kerning and Tracking

- Perfect letter spacing for optimal readability.  

- Kerning: Space between individual letter pairs.  

- Tracking: Spacing between all letters in a block of text.  

- Helps designers fine‑tune typography for polished, visually pleasing results.  


Ligatures

- Artistic connectors in typography.  

- Make compositions visually appealing and improve readability.  

- Specialized characters replace specific letter combinations.  


x‑Height

- Balances uppercase and lowercase characters.  

- Creates pleasing text composition.  

- Enhances the user’s reading experience.  


Variable Fonts

- Adapt seamlessly to different devices and screen sizes.  

- Control aspects like weight, width, and style.  

- A game‑changer in web and graphic design.  

- Simplifies font management and ensures consistency in the digital age.  


Typography Hierarchy

- Key to crafting impactful text arrangements.  

- Vary fonts, sizes, and styles to guide the reader’s eye.  

- Emphasizes essential information.  

- Enhances structure and legibility of content.  


Tactile Typography

- Goes beyond the visual aspect of type.  

- Adds a tangible dimension to text.  

- Type becomes an art form you can touch.  


Kinetic Typography

- Art of animating text to create dynamic visuals.  

- Widely used in video content, advertisements, and presentations.  

- Brings static words to life.  


Destructive Typography

- Breaks, distorts, or manipulates letterforms.  

- May seem chaotic or unconventional.  

- Offers a fresh perspective on the power of words and their visual impact.  

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