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Pimp my Type
Oliver Schöndorfer
11 episodes
2 days ago
Learn how to use typography to boost your design projects and communicate their messages better! I’m your host, Oliver Schöndorfer, UI designer and typographer. This podcast offers the audio version of long format expert interviews from the YouTube Channel Pimp my Type, that not necessarily have to be watched.
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Learn how to use typography to boost your design projects and communicate their messages better! I’m your host, Oliver Schöndorfer, UI designer and typographer. This podcast offers the audio version of long format expert interviews from the YouTube Channel Pimp my Type, that not necessarily have to be watched.
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Learning from Print Typography with Diana Varma
Pimp my Type
45 minutes 36 seconds
2 years ago
Learning from Print Typography with Diana Varma

Typography  for print can be intimidating to many designers, especially when you  focus on digital mostly. This is why I invited specialist Diana Varma to  share her knowledge of what to pay attention to when dealing with type  for print.  You will learn: 🤩 The advantages of print over digital.

🤩 The differences between readability and legibility.
🤯 The right font sizes & smallest type size you can print (blew my mind).
🤩 How to avoid beginners mistakes in prepress.
🤩 How to best print gray text?
🤩 Accessibility is also a topic that comes up quite a lot during this talk.

Talking Points
02:19 Greetings to Diana Varma
06:09 How Diana’s podcast got started
09:13 Advantages of print typography
14:35 Ideas for digital/analog hybrids
17:02 Type choice for long reading formats in print
22:12 On point and pixel sizes
26:00 Basic tips for print beginners
33:04 How to best print gray text
36:59 Knowing the fundamentals to break the rules
39:07 What fascinates Diana about typography?
41:11 Why Diana prefers Comic Sans over Papyrus
43:08 Easter eggs on Diana’s website


📝 All Show Notes + Video of the talk

🎙️ Diana’s Podcast Talk Paper Scissors

▶️ Video: How to choose a good typeface for body text 

📞 Book your Typographic coaching call

Pimp my Type
Learn how to use typography to boost your design projects and communicate their messages better! I’m your host, Oliver Schöndorfer, UI designer and typographer. This podcast offers the audio version of long format expert interviews from the YouTube Channel Pimp my Type, that not necessarily have to be watched.