type tuesday:hand lettering eye candy

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some of these links are pretty sketch

cause pinterest is kinda lame sometimes at

sighting the correct sources but whoever you are,

thanks for gracing the world with your 

beautiful talent. :)

type tuesday:kerning

 remember this post when i told you i would help you make

free fonts look better? well here is the thing that will help

the most. it's called kerning. (the adjustment of space 

between two letters) sounds simple enough right??

it's subtle but will help your blog, brand, and your hand

designed card for your mom look better. promise. :)

If it’s hard to see, try flipping the type

upside down so you can pay attention to 

the white space between letters instead

of reading the word.

The goal is to equalize the appearance

of white space between the letters visually.

Letters behave differently depending on the

combination. Visually spacing the letters is kind

of like a family. Letters with strong slants 

(ex. A and W) are like the older brother who

push the younger siblings away, while

two lowercase L’s (ll) are like younger sisters

who are obnoxiously clingy. The family needs

to find the balance. It won’t be a perfect calculated

amount, but it will be a beautiful loving family where

older brother learns to love his little sister and little

sister learns to give his brother some space.

too much of a stretch? probably. moving on.. :)

hope you are totally stoked to make all your

free fonts look pretty now. :) 

oh and your free type download..

veneer's extras

type tuesday:handlettering

i'm that person who studies individual letters with as

much excitement as a 14 year old meeting justin bieber.

someday i will design my own typeface and feel so

accomplished and everyone will be like oh.. cool.

my passion is so underrated.

while these aren't perfect by any means,

i made a goal to be drawing in my sketchbook more.

and my word it makes me happy. try it.

even if you aren't good at it, but want to be.

find something that you love the look of 

and try to recreate it. pay attention to the details.

after time it will pay off.

and in the meantime.. you will have a 

sketchbook full of trial and error goodness.

yay free awesome typeface..

download it here

happy tuesday everyone.

ps my baby turns 3 months today..

pictures are coming.

don't say i didn't warn you. :)

type tuesday: paid vs free fonts

some people have the need to create.

not want or desire but the 

"you might just keel over and die if you don't" need.

i'm getting used to this whole being a mom thing but

i could tell something was off.

and then it hit me..

i wasn't creating anymore.

so my new goal is to do something creative every day.

and so far it has been like a breath of fresh air and

i couldn't possibly be happier.

so if it's ok with you guys, i want to share some of this

with you guys on this here photography/design blog.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG...

i keep seeing lists all over pinterest and blogs

of free downloadable fonts. which don't get me wrong.. 

fonts and free are both wonderful magical things.

but before you go click happy and download every

free font on the market.. let's get educated on the

difference between free and paid fonts.

FREE FONTS...

PAID FONTS...

Each individual letter is a tiny masterpiece

created by somebody's hard work.

Every single letter is shaped and formed and 

every single letter combination is accounted for.

Most of the time type is overlooked and ignored, 

but now that you know a tiny bit more about it, 

you can start to appreciate it and fall in 

love with it like i have.

[and then want to spend a 80billion dollars on fonts]

Now I know we don't have an endless stash of cash

to blow on beautiful well designed fonts.

And even though you usually get what you pay for,

there are some awesome people out there helping out 

us font loving poor people.

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also this website is all about getting good fonts out for free.

love them.

next tuesday i will show you guys how to make a free font

look halfway decent with a few simple tips. happy day.