TYPOGRAPHY from the APPLE WWDC

Every so often, the powers that be at Mac have a HUUUGE get together in the form of their Worldwide Developer Conference. While it could be argued that this is a conference primarily for Apple Partners (especially their developers), they have incredibly informative and educational seminars and presentations.

Not that the practical type user thinks about the issues of TYPOGRAPHY in their everyday work life—but those in any graphic communication discipline ought to.

While this presentation goes near the half-hour mark, it includes an incredibly rich introduction to basic TYPOGRAPHY as it is used practically within applications. If you are at all curious about the discipline of typography, and are willing to listen to this introduction, you'll be rewarded with a very good basic introduction to typography (with a bit of application development and the integrated usage of fonts in the mix.

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