Ten Tight Tips To Turning Out Terrific Typography

Back in April, we spent a week going over a few different little tips to keep in mind as you work on typography projects. Following these simple guidelines, you're guaranteed to put out more consistent, quality work.

Posts in this series

Tight Typography Tips #1 - "Background Check"
I think there was a moment in each of our lives when we discovered the almighty “vignette”... You can always tell when a person first learns the technique by...
Adam Everett Miller
18 Apr 2011
Tight Typography Tips #2 - "Size Over Scale"
When you go to fit multiple words in place like a big puzzle, there is the immediate temptation to reach for that “S” key to adjust how big the word is...
Adam Everett Miller
18 Apr 2011
Tight Typography Tips #3 - "Give Me Some Space & Stay In Line"
At the end of the day, there are many aspects of animation (and all video production for that matter) that really can’t be entirely taught... good...
Adam Everett Miller
19 Apr 2011
Tight Typography Tips #4 - "Choose Your Next Move Wisely"
In the book “Creating Motion Graphics” by Chris and Trish Meyer, Chapter 14 talks about the camera and they say it’s generally a good idea to animate your...
Adam Everett Miller
19 Apr 2011
Tight Typography Tips #5 - "I Like The Way You Move"
One of the biggest elements that will bump your animation from amateur to amazing is the movement. This is the ultimate yet simplest test of your abilities...
Adam Everett Miller
20 Apr 2011
Tight Typography Tips #6 - "Stay Consistent"
Personally, this is probably the most difficult tip for me to follow. I always start the project and begin formulating a style and theme, then as creativity...
Adam Everett Miller
20 Apr 2011
Tight Typography Tips #7 - "Get Ready... Preset... Go!"
There is this idea that if you’re a true artist, you have to create everything from scratch... I think this is an over compensation for not wanting to be one...
Adam Everett Miller
21 Apr 2011
Tight Typography Tips #8 - "Let's Get Graphical... Graphical"
Like I said at the beginning of the week, every project is different so this tip will look very different for each project, and each person. Try to use more...
Adam Everett Miller
21 Apr 2011
Tight Typography Tips #9 - "Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do"
One little concept that many people overlook is that words with multiple syllables look better when they appear by syllable. I use the same technique almost...
Adam Everett Miller
22 Apr 2011
Tight Typography Tips #10 - "Livin' In Style"
I’m not that great of a graphic designer, but I have some friends who are... sometimes this can be intimidating cause it’s hard to know what looks good and...
Adam Everett Miller
22 Apr 2011

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