A few weeks ago, Newsvine’s Intern Rob™ showed me a version of what is now called “Synotype” he was using in development of his recently redesigned site. I insisted that he must release it to the public. He has done so, and it very well might be the most useful typography tool to hit the web in quite a while. If you’ve ever wanted to make sure your baselines are all neatly lining up, do check it out. Thanks, Rob! Visit site »
I say: “Cool, now tell me how this benefits my Mom.” In other words, I say the same thing I’ve been saying about Microformats for a year now: they’re cool, but until someone builds some consumers of Microformats, they’re basically just geek masturbation. Please, someone do something useful with Microformats that affects people who respond to the words “Firefox” and “extension” with a blank stare. Visit site »
Bronwyn Jones, who is an amazing writer and a joy to work with, has a really great piece at ALA wherein she discusses how the design processes applies to writing, just as it does to visual goodness, IA, and so forth. Go read it. Visit site »