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by Jason Santa Maria
On Web Typography
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Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
What this Book Will Do
1. How We Read
Readability
The Act of Reading
Saccades and fixations
Stacking the Deck
2. How Type Works
Why Typography Matters
Typography is communication
An Embarrassment of Riches
Type on the Web
System fonts
Images
Text replacement
The Language of Type
3. Evaluating Typefaces
Font Versus Typeface
Classifications
Physical Traits
Em Box
Typeface Contrast
Weights and Styles
X-Height
Numbers, Punctuation, and Special Characters
Small Caps and Ligatures
Language Sets
Optical Sizes
Historical Context
Classic typefaces
Remakes and revivals
Finding Alternatives
Technical Considerations
Loaded assets
Web Font Loader
Rendering
4. Choosing and Pairing Typefaces
Know your Context
Type for a moment
Type to live with
Choosing type for extended reading
Sufficient x-height
Low or medium contrast
Recognizable and distinct letterforms
Methods for Choosing Typefaces
Word association
Comparisons of real text
Appropriateness
Avoid ready-mades
Be careful with free fonts
Narrowing the field
Methods for Pairing
Look for distinction
Look for harmony
Start with one and build outward
Find Your Own Classics
5. Typographic Systems
Hierarchy and Contrast
A new order
Paragraphs
Type size
Measure and line-height
Indents and blank lines
Headlines
Big type
Small Type
Other Notable Types
Interface
Putting It All Together
6. Composition
Known Unknowns
Responsive Typography
Composing the Page
Grids for layout
Baseline grids
Alignment and Hyphenation
Typographic Color
Whitespace
Margins
Typographic Scales and Rhythm
Conclusion
Resources
Quick tips for improving your typography
Further reading and favorites
Books
Websites
Foundries and services
Acknowledgements
References
Intro
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Resources
Index
About A Book Apart
Colophon
About the Author
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