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June 11, 2025

What Makes a Typeface "Good" Part 02

This is part 02 of 03 on what makes a typeface "Good" and it's all about Even Color. Even color is important across 3 levels: Forms, Characters, and, Axis. This one is a deep dive that is especially relevant if you are wanting to work with type systems for big projects like branding.
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What Makes a Typeface "Good" Part 01

How can you choose well designed typefaces for your design work? Here is what Harbor a Graphic designer of 15 and a type designer of 6 years thinks. This is part 01 of 03 on what makes a typeface "Good" Part 01 is all about Harmonious Curves.
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What is Vanilla Type?

What started as a desperate way to make a living in grad school tired into an obsession, then into an ideology, then into Vanilla Type. Read about the founding story and the mantra and core principles of Vanilla Type and how they manifest in a practical way.
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