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Illustrated Typography

Posted by Michael | Posted in Illustration Illustrated Typography

Typography is a topic that brings up a lot of debate around the table (being that the table you are sat around are designers) and on one or two occasions I have become drawn into the argument over the boundaries of illustration and typography. I tend to always agree that typography is the arrangement of letters, whether they be some Gotham Book or hand drawn sketches, on a page, in a way that conveys the message in the best sense. Though others argue that typography is all about perfect leading and the exact amount of kerning, I tend to disagree – I would call that a type designer.

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