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Very informative
As a writer and photographer it's good to know what typeface to use in different situations. This article has been very helpful and would like to see you continue this type of information.
Excellent information for designers
This information is an excellent brief regarding the "do's" and "don't's" for typography. It is amazing how many designers never think about their typography and it plays such an important role as the overall part of a design, making it either very good or just so-so. I was really happy to see this article and loved reading this as a "refresher" of using type. Thanks.
Well Put!
Great article. For those of us who haven't the advantage of a proper education in basic font wrangling (me!), this is a supremely useful summary. Almost everyone writes on a computer, creating all manner of documents without a thought for these issues. The 'grammer of fonts' - it should be taught in schools!
Valuable guide to fundamentals
Refreshing and useful.
Great starting point
Very informative article, but I believe it's tough to really get a good grasp of these rules without getting involved in details. For anyone interested, I highly highly recommend The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst. It should be at every passionate designers' bed-side.
Some things I disagree with, like not justifying web text. CSS formatting solves a multitude of browser display issues, so justification looks great if properly formatted.
I also disagree with always using old-style figures. They look great on some serifed fonts but sans-serifed is just plain awkward. Old-style figures belong with old-style fonts and modern figures - well, you get the idea.