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Books
12 Elements
Robin Kinross Modern Typography
Ewan Lentjes the Triumph of Typography
Robert Bringhurst the Elements of Typographic Style
Walter Tracy Letters of Credit
Gerrit Noordzij the Stroke
Jost Hochuli Detail in Typography
Fred Smeijers Counterpunch
Sofie Beier Type Tricks
Radek Ridun Manual of Diacritics
Ahrens Mugikura Size Specific Adjustments Type Designs
Ld Designing Revival Cover
Roy Harris Rethinking Writing
Podcasts
3 Elements
Blogs & Forums
7 Elements

Basics
4 Elements
Glossary
3 Elements
Diacritics
3 Elements
Punctuation
2 Elements
Italic, Slanted & Oblique
1 Element


Letterspacing
3 Elements
Other Archives
1 Element
design
Recommended Plugins
13 Elements
Advanced (Paid) Plugins
2 Elements
Remix Tools
Kern On
Recommended Scripts
6 Elements
Custom Sidebar Filter
2 Elements
Develop
OpenType
3 Elements

Production
3 Elements
Hinting
1 Element
proof

Lettershapes
3 Elements
Spacing & Kerning
2 Elements
Language Support
2 Elements
Variable
2 Elements
Final Checks
3 Elements

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