DesignamiteFM # 4 - Typography

In episode four, we talk, typography. We discuss the difference between a Font and a Typeface, the origin of the word “Font”, how the terms “Uppercase” and “Lowercase” came into being and a lot more. We talk about how to pick a typeface for your projects and a little bit about everyone’s favorite font Comic Sans 😜 and another special made-by-Google font. Links from the show Videos on Comic Sans A Defense of Comic Sans - https://youtu.be/GUCcObwIsOs Comic Sans Is A Good Thing. Here's Why. - https://youtu.be/HxwItkb3lHc Comic Sans: The Man Behind the World’s Most Contentious Font - https://youtu.be/5l4sCaw71NE What is Comic Sans? - https://youtu.be/34fOZgy4TqI Comic Sans Productivity Hack - https://youtu.be/4r_rNGdbSMM Comic Sans: What's all the fuss about? - https://youtu.be/ep-K_Xvq2zY Comic Sans Must Die - https://youtu.be/CupJsrSqk2A Why Comic Sans Isn't the Worst Font Ever - https://youtu.be/wiKManuLYvM Microsoft Bob https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob Create your own typefaces: www.calligraphr.com www.prototypo.io www.fontstruct.com Noto - A Typeface by Google: https://www.google.com/get/noto/ https://www.typeroom.eu/article/google-monotype-noto https://9to5google.com/2016/10/06/google-noto-font-open-source/ Indian Type Foundry link www.indiantypefoundry.com Caslon Typeface https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caslon Picking a typeface www.typewolf.com A video on the History of Type https://youtu.be/wOgIkxAfJsk Stay Tuned for more mind-blowing conversations at DesignamiteFM. Follow us on the socials: Twitter: @DesignamiteFM Instagram: @DesignamiteFM This podcast is hosted by Abhimanyu Sirothia (@whizabz) and Laveek Garg (@glaveek). We are designers by day, and well, designers by night too, and we love it!