The first call we had last week was inspiring, so why not have another one? There's no agenda, just an online hang-out to get to know people in the community and have a chat about our journey. Welcome! See the event in the calendar: https://www.skool.com/typographicnorth/calendar?eid=64615854d47141b6bca7e73a24e400d1

Finally! The calendar is now available in the community. And with it, you'll find our first-ever Typographic get-together on Thursday, 6 November. It will be our first live call in this community, and you're very welcome to join. We have no agenda, just offering a place to hang out and talk – also probably about things related to typography and design :-) Come hang out and say hello! Find the event in the calendar. You can also add it to your own calendar from there.

Hello, explorers! I've added a page to the introductory course in the classroom, where I try to define what we're building in this group. It goes something like this: Typography is the art and craft of arranging text so that it reads well. It's part functionality and part aesthetics. When you read a text, you don't want any unnecessary friction; you want to move through the text with your eyes quickly and get the message. Whether it's a sign at the airport directing you towards your gate, or a classical novel you're reading. When it works well, you don't notice it. It's invisible. But when you turn the page and can't find out where to read next, something is missing. When you have to squint your eyes to read the back of the bottle, the text is too small, or too tight, or the colours lack contrast. Typefaces can also express emotions and style. There's a stark contrast between a typical wedding invitation and a typical subway billboard. Typography encompasses all the small details on the page, on the screen, or on a sign. Text is everywhere, and a typographer makes sure it's readable and feels right. The content in this group is related to all these things, and more. We look at typefaces, line spacing, kerning, the contrast between the headings and the body text, where to put page numbers and how to format a good bullet list. Sometimes we go overboard and move into graphic design, or web design, or photography, illustration and film editing. But the common denominator is the text. What we discuss here can be useful for anyone who designs with text. Or writes. And that is almost everyone. Another central part of the content here will be tackling long-form publications. Books, magazines, long websites, multi-page documents. These have another dimension to them when it comes to text flow. Not only are we looking at the text on one side of a business card, but we’re thinking about how the text moves from page to page. When we insert a photo on one page, the text jumps further down the following page. If we increase the font size, the document needs more pages to contain the text.

Hello type enthusiasts! I am Kris, the creator of this community. I've made this place for all of us to have distraction-free, interesting and fruitful conversations about typography, type design, book design, publication design and related matters. I've been looking for such a community for years, but found alternatives very noisy and dispersed. So I've decided to build this one. I hope you will join me in creating something great. Years ago, I embarked on a journey towards writing a newsletter about my musings on typography, but a busy life, lack of focus and probably a fair amount of insecurity halted my progress. My hope now is that onboarding more people with similar interests will help me (and everyone here) to develop thoughts on these subjects. So, it's a journey we make together. I do not know where the winds will take us, but I hope we can have informal discussions, share what we're working on, link to inspirational resources, and learn from each other on our journey. Please feel free to make posts about anything you believe is relevant to the group, and comment on other posts to create an engaging community of type friends. And if you have type friends out there, please invite them into this group, so we'll have more people to learn from. See you in the discussions! All the best, Kristen ––– Rules for this group: • Be positive. Constant nay-saying isn't helpful. By all means, be critical, but stay constructive. • No promotions, spammy posts or unsolicited direct messages • Make an effort. When commenting, use more than one word. • Keep it relevant. Posts must be reasonably related to type, design or creative arts. See something you don't like or find noisy? Please report such content to the admin.

Hello! I'm happy to announce the classroom – an evolving place for more structured content. We'll publish mini courses, resources and other valuable insights toward the Typographic North there. For now, we start by introducing this group and encouraging engagement in the community. If it has been a while and you feel like reintroducing yourself, you're welcome to write a post in the new 'introductions' category. Please state - your name - your location - your favourite typeface After having done so, please find two other introductions and comment on them. This way, you’ll get to say ‘hi’ and spark new conversations. See you in the comments!